My head is bursting/exploding!

[Lun-14]

Hi
You're a housewife. You're feeling a very severe headache. Your children are playing in the home's veranda and making noise. You feel very much irritated by the noise and say:

My head is bursting/exploding! (The veins of my head are going to burst/explode because of the noise) Stop making noise!

Is the bold part correct? If not, how would you express this condition of your head when there's so much noise around and you are feeling severe headache?

Thanks.

 

[You little ripper!]

They're both OK, Lun. I would probably say, Will you kids stop making that noise! My head feels as though it's about to explode!

 

[Lun-14]

Thanks YLR. Is that what you the Australians normally say? <-----Off-topic question removed by moderator (Florentia52)----->

 

[DonnyB]

I think a more usual one I come across in BE is "My head is splitting".

 

[Lun-14]

I think a more usual one I come across in BE is "My head is splitting".

Thanks DonnyB.
Are the bold suggestions in the OP also OK in BE like in the Australian English as confirmed by YLR?

 

[You little ripper!]

If I was to use 'splitting' I would say, I've got a splitting headache!

 

[DonnyB]

Are the bold suggestions in the OP also OK in BE like in the Australian English as confirmed by YLR?

They're certainly understandable, but I'd instinctively say they're probably not as common in BE.