Reminds me of the post from the cat owner who hear a noise and first reaction was, “I’m going to shove my finger so far up your little asshole!” because they thought their cat was up to mischief again only to later realize they unintentionally scarred a burglar for life.

Exploding Head Syndrome

I am just relieved that it’s not a syndrome in which your head just decides to randomly explode.

I’m so sorry, but this made me laugh… I can just

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I get those, but so rare that they still startle the shit out of me. Can’t describe the sound, since it’s all in my head. Not a sharp crack like a pistol, not a boom like a shotgun, not a crash like falling pots, not even in between, but every bit as loud.

Had it happen enough to be, “THE FU-! Oh. Whew. Just one of those things again. Back to the tinnitus.” (In a perverted way, I kinda dig the tinnitus. Not crippling like it is for many, just, “Neat! There it go again!”, and then my brain tunes it out.