I felt a pop in my head

[Pepperpotty]

Hello,
Last night I had just laid down to go to sleep when I felt something pop in my head. It was so severe that I actually heard it as well as felt it. I laid there waiting for something serious to happen but the only after effect was a warm sensation travelling over my whole body. The pop was on the left side of my head near the top and back. The best way to describe it is like something burst in my brain. (although I'm sure that if it had then I wouldn't be sitting here typing this)
Today I can feel a burning sensation on the inside of my skull in the same place I felt the pop.
I have suffered with daily headaches for several years and have had 2 MRI scans in the last year, both of which came back ok
I have also recently been diagnosed with vestibular dysfunction, which has caused constant dizziness for the past 8 months.
The pop wasn't anywhere near my ear so I don't think the 2 are connected.
Has anyone ever experienced a similar pop before? And does anyone have any idea what this could be.

Thanks,
Emma

[Cazer1414]

I just felt the same thing. I payed down to go to sleep and felt a pop in the back of my head to the right. When it happened my eyes were closed and I saw a bright flash in my eyes and then my sight came back. Can this be anything pill related?? I just took some anxiety medicine??

[Eldon7589]

Hello, I experienced something similar a couple of nights ago. I was laying down trying to fall asleep and was laying on my left side, trying to find a more comfortable position I rolled over to my right side and as soon as I rolled over I felt a strong loud pop in the upper part of the back of my head. Startled, I immediately jumped up and started to feel an immense burning sensation go from the area I felt the pop to the rest of my head. This made me extremely anxious and I got so dizzy I could barely stand up, I felt like I had fluid running down the inside of my skull down to the base of my neck. These feelings would come in waves and got worse each time I felt them. As my anxiety grew I decided to go to the hospital because my symptoms were only getting worse. On the way to the hospital my hands started to get tingly and numb which spread into my arms, neck, face and even stomach. I literally felt like I was about to black out and die on the spot. I got to the hospital and they ran some basic tests which I passed showing no signs on brain injury so they gave me Ativan via IV to calm me down. I also felt like fluid was about to start coming out of my ears and I thought my brain was bleeding. Half of my symptoms were probably caused by the extreme anxiety attack I was having and I have deduced that I probably severely injured a major nerve in my neck as I still feel a mild burning in my neck and the area where I felt the pop. I also have 3 annular disc herniations in my cervical spine so this is probably the most likely cause of what I went through that night. I hope this response helped and I hope you get to the root of your condition. I wish you the best of luck!

[MMattmann]

It may have been a muscle tear in your head. This happened to me in the middle of the night. I woke up tense and in mid stretch, so I finished out my whole body stretch. I heard and felt a pop in the back of my head. A warm rush around my whole head followed. I had zero appetite and was nauseous for almost 24 hours. I had brain surgery about 6 months ago, so I feared I popped some of my surgeons work or popped a vein. I called my surgeon and he told me to come in for an MRI. Turns out it was unrelated to my surgery and was just a muscle tear. Nothing to fear, no surgery required.

*You can get a CT scan, but 6 hours after the incident it is best to get a MRI according to the emergency room doctor.

[BarnabyJones]

interesting! thx for sharing

[Oglesby01]

Yesssss. Mine causes me to have dizzy spells. Then it feels as tho i can black out to, so i just wait to see if something eles will happen. I suffer from anxiety and the doctors always blame things on that so i hesitate a lot on going. But i do understand. Im praying for you.

[Prudejuice]

I felt a similar experience when i took 2 tabs of LSD. No noticable effects since, except my worrying about it.

[loralai90]

I also experienced the popping sound last March 21 on the back of my nose, maybe in the Eustachian tube area, left side. I cried too much when my dog passed away. Then I got colds from all that crying. Then headache followed on left side of the head and pain on left sinus. I still experience headache on the left side occasionally.

[Lbitters]

I had the same thing happen & it was after a full body massage that night as I went to sleep...woke to a loud POP accompanied by a feeling of horrible panic & anxiety that left when it did, leaving me confused as to what happened?  It felt like a surge of energy exploded through the top of my head!  I actually felt BETTER, like my peripheral vision was restored to its capacity & was very relaxed, so I decided not to call a dr. Think theres some truth to the third eye comment here...