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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by Fwirt on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @03:11AM (#27672799)
Does anybody else experience a similar phenomenon but with their auditory system? Whenever I'm falling asleep in a room with white noise (usually a fan) I swear I hear people talking, songs, animal noises... But it's just the fan.
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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by MaxDPS on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @03:32AM (#27672946)
I’ve experienced that. Sometimes I hear voices but I can’t make out the words. Sometimes it sounds more like birds chirping. I haven’t had that in a while though but when I do, it would happen just as I was dozing off to sleep.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome

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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by vborovikov on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @07:44AM (#27674478)
Yep, when I'm really sleepy and is about to fall asleep I hear cacophony, familiar people's voices saying single words or short phrases. I even can hear my own voice saying something short.

It's very consistent and I use it as a sign that it's time to sleep.

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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by sadness3 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @12:23PM (#27678115)
Check out Exploding Head Syndrome! I have it. I have only experienced it as a kind of electrical "boom", but the bursts of sound some of you describe sound related, especially since they happen while you are drifting off to sleep.
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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by hexciple on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @03:41AM (#27673007)
Yes. Every time I run a vacuum, I can hear voices talking, shouting, screaming. It's very unpleasant. Fortunately it doesn't happen with lower-volume noises like fans.
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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by sgt on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @03:18AM (#27672842)
You can hear that?

Guys, we better up his dose.

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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by andyjohnson0 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @03:21AM (#27672865)
This sometimes happens to me: voices and music.
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Re:Simple test reveals if your mental images are more vivid ... by npteljes on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @04:39AM (#27673357)
Flowing water does that to me.
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