Leanna Alaiwat is an OB-GYN physician assistant with a large social-media following. On TikTok and YouTube, she posts ASMR videos of OB-GYN procedures to show what visits are like. Below, she talks to ...

For instance, Reddit user GentleLiASMR writes that medical role-play ASMR is “a powerful way to reframe a scary or intimidating situation like a doc’s appointment into something that is, for some, ...

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 ...

According to the National Library of Medicine, ASMR is a newly coined abbreviation for "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response." Colloquially, ASMR is also known as “brain tingles." It is used to ...

The autonomous sensory meridian response may be linked to certain personality types and traits such as introversion.

What do the sounds of whispering, crinkling paper, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of soft paint brushes on skin, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hand movements like ...

ASMR is an acronym for autonomous sensory meridian response, which describes a physical tingling sensation triggered by certain sounds or visuals. Videos designed to elicit these responses have been ...

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