Heather Feather, “Candy Queen ASMR Role Play for Relaxation” (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic via YouTube) Sometimes we all just want someone’s gentle, soothing voice whispering in our ear ...

A YouTube community dedicated to gentle whispers and soft sounds is celebrating a milestone, after one of its most popular celebrities hit one million subscribers. A Russian-American woman named Maria ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) occurs when certain stimuli, including sounds, visuals, or close contact with another person, produce tingling or calm feelings and sensations. Share on ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) has become a new craze in the social media age, though the practice has been around for much longer. Many YouTube channels and apps are now dedicated to ...

The euphoric-but-relaxing responses to soothing visuals and quirky, textural sounds has spawned an online wellbeing phenomenon. But what is ASMR—and why do only some people feel it? Increasingly, ...

A spate of YouTube videos that use crinkling, crunching and whispering sounds to trigger tingling sensations may seem odd but the videos and performers have become not only a social phenomenon, they ...

If you spend time on YouTube or TikTok, you may have come across videos of someone whispering into a microphone, carefully slicing stacks of slime, or slowly ripping strips of paper. These videos are ...

For 20 minutes, soft-spoken Maria instructs YouTube viewers on the art of folding towels. Only her hands, a glossy black table, and a towel are visible throughout the video, which has more than 1.3 ...

Michael MacIntyre, MD, is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist practicing general psychiatry at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Los Angeles. ASMR is a sensation in which ...

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