grunts in the night....

I sometimes grunt, or make a little "mmm" noise. It doesn't bother me. I quite like it. It tells me I am perfectly relaxed.

A little 'mmm' noise would be comforting. However Jingl this noise is rather louder than a gentle hum, more like an angry hornet!

I think I know what you're talking about bohemian - something similar happens to me, but rarely. It's very annoying though, as it wakes me right up.
Another odd thing that occurs, much more frequently, is difficult to explain. The only way I can describe it is to say it feels/sounds like an electrical current in my head, a sudden surge from one side of my head to the other - from one ear to the other, I suppose is more accurate. I feel it, and hear it (internally, IYCWIM) and it sounds like a loud ZINGGGGGG. I tried describing it to my GP once but he hadn't a clue what I was on about
Does this sound familiar to anyone else, or should I expect a visit from the men in white coats anytime now?

Thank you Indinana for bring this subject up. I also get these buzzing sounds in my head which also sound like an electric current. I havent mentioned to anybody as I thought it may be a brain tumour! I am still here though and feel a wee bit more relaxed knowing I 'm not alone. It doesnt surprise me in the least that the dr hasnt a clue - its a wonder you werent told its caused by a virus....thats the normal answer when they dont have a clue.....

Indinana, if the men in white coats are coming to get you for the zinging noise, well they may as well collect me on their way

Oh annie I'm glad my mentioning these strange sensations has helped to put your mind at rest. My sister also experiences this, so it's probably not uncommon at all. I really don't think we've all got brain tumours.... at least I hope not .

boheminan I'll get them to give you a knock - we can all be carted off together and grunt and zing away to each other all night

I also get the weird electrical sound or sensation. Only occasionally and usually on the point of sleep. A bit like an elastic band twanging.
That's at least three of us for collection then.

DH grunts and groans a lot. He can't be fully asleep because if I say (very loudly) 'oh do shut up' he says 'sorry' and turns over.

I occasionally get that electric twang too (That seems to be six of us - it must be an epidemic!) The best way I can describe it is that it is like the sudden twang of sciatica, but very short and not painful. It wakes me up as I am drifting off though.

The brain works on tiny electric impulses, so I suppose it is a sudden connection that takes us by surprise.

Exactly, Elegran, it has to be the brain's natural electrical activity, just at that moment when we are about to drop off, when we are at our most relaxed, which makes the 'current' seem much louder and stronger.
These sudden zings or twangs have never worried me - they are not in the least painful, in fact not unpleasant at all. But they do bring me fully alert, just as I was about to nod off

Fully alert and wondering "What the was that?"

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Elegran

May I add something different into the groaning/ twanging/ snorting sounds?
Almost on the point of sleep, I gulp air in and then swallow and feel I can't breathe properly, it's very annoying.I do this several times and then drift off to sleep, it's new, and it's not welcome.I guess it's all part of life's rich tapestry, DH goes to sleep quietly, sometimes I have to prod him to make sure he is breathing during the night ( he makes plenty of noise then!)

Oh, poor Mr Roses !!

Well, I think it's one if those 'urge to check' things like you get with babies, you need to hear the breathing or you need to give them a little prod ( and then wish you hadn't when they cry.)
Mr Roses never remembers in the morning anyway!

I often ' slip off the kerb ' and snort when I am about to drift off, quite annoying because it means it will be a while before I drift off again.

Sometimes my leg gives a jerk when I am just about to drift off. Very odd.

harri, I do that, but it's the back of the bus that I fall off!

I wonder if the noises described so interestingly could be to do with the middle ear fluids adjusting to the change of posture when lying down? I have an implanted stapes bone in one of my ears and I did get crackles and buzzing for some time after I first had it done. It is usually alright now but sometimes lets me know it's still there especially if I have a head cold or get water in that ear.

Could these noises be The Hum? I hear the world humming at night. And in the day but I put the radio on. There are all sorts of theories. There is even a map ! And no I'm not in a locked facility.For me it's like the gently revving of an engine. I decided rather than go mad that it is the world safely turning on it's axis .

My son still makes thumb sucking (breastfeeding?) noises in his sleep.

I shouldn't have posted that!!!

Ha! Let's hope he doesn't spy on you here, jings