AIBU to be annoyed by DH laughing in bed every night?

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Almost every night when we’re in bed and dropping off to sleep - DH will suddenly burst out laughing. He’ll rarely tell me what he’s laughing at so now I just tell him to pack it in and go to sleep … this usually results in about 20 minutes of the bed shaking while he’s stifling laughter. Sometimes he’s absolutely creased up.

Last night he did it just as I was nodding off abs it scared the shit out of me so I shouted at him to pack it in. This morning morning I told him it’s getting seriously fucking annoying and he either tells me what he’s laughing at or he sleeps in the spare room. He says he’s at work stressed all day so when he gets in bed and starts to unwind random thoughts pop into his head and makes him laugh. He reckons he genuinely tries not to laugh but the more he tries the worse it gets.

Is this bullshit or what?? Does his explanation make any sense to anyone here? Thing is it’s not a fake laugh, he’s genuinely creased up

Partial complex seizure.
Very common to have seizures as falling asleep.

Taken from online op:

1. Hypnagogic/Hypnopompic Hallucinations (Normal Dreaming)

Most of the time, isolated nighttime laughter is just catathrenia (sleep groaning/vocalizations) or a response to a vivid dream as someone drifts off to sleep or starts waking up. This is completely harmless and very common.

2.Purely Focal Gelastic Seizures

If it is a partial complex seizure, it can be completely "isolated" (meaning only the laughter pathway is activated). The main clues that set a seizure apart from normal dreaming are:

• The Frequency: It happens every single night, often multiple times a night.
• The "Switch" Effect: The laughter starts and stops incredibly abruptly—almost like someone flipped a light switch—rather than fading out like a normal chuckle.
• Lack of Memory: If you wake the person up immediately after they laugh, they will have absolutely no memory of a funny dream or why they were laughing.

If the husband/you ias doing this every single night and it feels mechanical or robotic, it's definitely worth mentioning it to a doctor for an EEG (brain wave test), even without any other symptoms.