The barber turns on his trimmers. Click. Bzzzzzzzzz. He brings them closer and closer to my ears. He moves from one side of my head to the other. The gentle buzzing sound slowly pans from my left ear.

Today I got a relaxing ASMR Indian shave and facial in New York City’s Jackson Heights. My man from Gujarat gave me an incredibly awesome facial while I was sitting in a barber’s chair. I got a steam ...

ASMR videos have gone beyond soft sounds to include roleplay, storytelling. I’m intrigued by the comfort and sense of community they foster among young people. This piece is being written to the ...

Although people often casually refer to ASMR content as "whisper porn," and call the tingling, relaxing sensations of ASMR itself a "headgasm," most mainstream ASMR creators, consumers, and ...