Gods or just exploding head syndrome?

Hey friends:) Hope you all are staying safe and sane! I have a possibly very dumb question, but I figured this was the best place to ask it. I’m an open-minded skeptic by nature who has experienced similar things in the past but never like this.

Essentially, a few weeks ago, two nights in a row, I was woken up by what seemed like very loud sounds that no one else in my house heard and were obviously not there. The first night it sounded like a pack of barking dogs in my house and the second night it sounded like a loud crash of thunder.

Like I said, I tend to be pretty skeptical and I totally acknowledge that this could just be my brain doing weird brain things, BUT on the other hand if it is some deity or spirit reaching out, do you guys have any ideas on who it might be?