Why people are paying $130 for a 'head orgasm' at Orange County's new ASMR spa

ASMR is moving from YouTube to the real world. Step inside Kas Wellness in Costa Mesa, a luxury boutique offering "brain ...
Business Insider

There's a massive internet community that's obsessed with videos of 'brain-tingling' sounds, and the people who make them earn thousands of dollars a month

This search recently edged out "cake" in popularity on YouTube: "autonomous sensory meridian response." ASMR, as it's called, refers to "head tingles" that result from hearing interesting sounds — ...
Healthline

Everything to Know About ASMR

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 ...
CNN

Are you a tinglehead? The weird world of ASMR

Does listening to a whisper send a tingle through your scalp? Do you find watching the snip of scissors around your ears at the hair salon soothing? How about the sound of nails clicking softy, the ...
Chicago Tribune

ASMR: The Incredible Impact of Sound and How It Affects Human Emotion

Maybe it is the rustle of canvas unfurling, or the sharp snipping of the stylist’s shears as they tidy up your bangs. Whatever it is, it resonates down your scalp and spine like a tuning fork. Certain ...
Psychology Today

What Is ASMR and Why Are People Watching These Videos?

On the recommendation of a colleague, I put the letters “ASMR” into the search bar for YouTube. Many videos came up, some with a great number of views. One had over 15 million. I clicked on the first ...