ASMR Influencers

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), sometimes auto sensory meridian response, is a tingling sensation that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia and may overlap with frisson.

ASMR signifies the subjective experience of “low-grade euphoria” characterized by “a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin”. It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention control. A genre of videos intended to induce ASMR has emerged, over 13 million of which had been published on YouTube by 2018.

ASMR influencers are minting money after they found out the niche in this in dusty. It is an internet phenomenon. Millions of people get quickly mesmerized by watching videos of people whispering into a microphone and crackling newspaper since it gives them a tingly, pleasurable sensation.

There are many YouTube ASMRtists who use different techniques such as hairdressing, sitting in a movie theater, or having coffee with a friend, or they will use different sounds such as running their fingers over the bristles over a hairbrush or tapping on a table.