exploding head syndrome

noun

A rare parasomnia in which the subject experiences the auditory hallucination of a loud bang or similar noise inside the head.

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Meanings

nounexploding head syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare parasomnia in which the subject experiences the auditory hallucination of a loud bang or similar noise inside the head.

Translations

Finnish räjähtävän pään oireyhtymä
  • räjähtävän pään oireyhtymäparasomnia characterised by the auditory hallucination of a loud bang
Portuguese síndrome da explosão da cabeça
  • síndrome da explosão da cabeçaparasomnia characterised by the auditory hallucination of a loud bang
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