Traditional Binaural ASMR Session 5

Welcome to another no-frills, ear to ear session where I use a variety of triggers to try and help you relax, sleep, concentrate and/or hopefully induce ASMR if you experience it.

00:00:45 Chalk & chalkboard intro
00:08:11 An ASMR questionnaire & a riddle
00:15:29 Hand movements w/gloves
00:20:22 Gloves on camera
00:21:22 Glove sounds
00:24:29 Hand movements w/o gloves
00:27:15 Finger-brushing the microphone foam windscreen
00:30:13 Paint brush on the microphone foam windscreen
00:33:18 Leather gloves
00:38:09 Creature gloves aka "Monster hands"
00:43:20 Tissue package
00:46:21 "Packing" paper
00:50:26 Bubble wrap
00:53:20 Scrunched-up paper
00:55:57 Bowl of rice
01:00:41 Ping Pong / Table Tennis Balls
01:03:27 Mason jar
01:09:09 Wooden blocks w/ gibberish aka "Cthulhu Blocks w/ R'lyehian" + fade-out

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What is ASMR?

To me, ASMR is 2 things: a sensation and a medium (like music for example).

The sensation itself (ASMR) stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and is the current (non-scientific) name given to the feeling characterized as a pleasurable tingling sensation felt in the head, scalp, back and other regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli, such as crinkling bags, hand movements, whispering and personal attention. It's like goosebumps, but much more pleasant.

ASMR videos, the medium, are not only meant to help induce the sensation or "tingles" in the viewer, but also help provide a relaxing, calming and soothing experience for the viewer. They often help those dealing with anxiety, stress, headaches, insomnia, mental health issues, concentrating, studying and more. It is quite therapeutic, for both the creator and recipient, which is not that much different than the mediums of music and painting, for example.

Many people who do not experience ASMR still enjoy the videos for their calming and sleepy effect.