‘Exploding head syndrome’ hits 20% of US teens


NEW YORK: Exploding head syndrome sounds like a mock malady but it actually affects one-fifth of college students, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Sleep Research.

The syndrome does not actually involve heads exploding, but instead is characterised by hearing sudden, loud noises when going to sleep and waking up. Not much is known about the condition, but the study disproves a previously held theory that it only affects older people.

The study was conducted by Washington State University and studied 211 students, who were checked for exploding head syndrome and sleep paralysis. Of those students, 18 per cent reported exploding head syndrome at least once. .....click for more

 

 

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