Sometimes when I am just about to fall asleep, I hear a loud clanking noise or a popping noise in my head that jolts me awake. I am very postmenopausal, but still experiencing hot flashes, palpitations, and other symptoms. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced these noises. Or, I'm wondering if these noises may be due to a hearing problem (I have tinnitus). Maybe it's all just symptoms of getting old!!

I posted the same sort of thing in the brain board. It is really driving me mad. Seems to come from the back of my head/neck. I spent days looking for the window blind tapping, or the door swinging. Had my husband looking too, tho of course he didn't hear anything. Yes, I have had tinnitus for years, this is a new torment.

I have been getting both popping and clanking noises in my head off and on for over a year. Once I told my doctor about it and he said if something popped in my head I wouldn't be sitting in his office discussing it. I thought it might be related to menapause but wasn't sure. I would also like some feedback about this. Thanks

hi ,i have the head popping in the back of my head to when lying in bed,if i turn on the side i cant feel it, i diddnt tell my doc,becouse he puts every thing down to anxiety,iv had this and a lot of other strange symptoms,but it is scarey,what next,shirley 47.:mad:

What a coincidence, I've had this for years & no one could tell me what it is.
Yesterday, by accident, I saw an article on "exploding head syndrome" on [removed]. My noise sound like a loud gunshot. Some describe it as a loud bang. He says the syndrome is harmless & most commonly occur in the twilight stage as the individual is falling asleep. It most often effects adults older than age 50. They don't know the cause but think it may be due to a delay in the "switching off" of some of the brain alerting pathways, which normally occurs as sleep begins. Attacks may occur only once or with varying frequency for weeks or months and then stop, sometimes permanently. Exploding head syndrome isn't an indication of a serious condition.