ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response. It’s become popular as a way to induce relaxation and to help people go to sleep. It begins with the creation of a tingling sensation in the scalp and moves down the neck and spine. This is in response to certain audio-visual stimulation audio-visual triggers such as whispering, tapping, and hand movements. ASMR videos will often feature people speaking very closely into microphones or creating quiet repetitive sounds such as blowing, tapping, tongue clicking, and crinkling paper or doing something repetitive such as turning the pages of a book. There are many ASMR channels on YouTube and dedicated ASMR streams on Twitch. In ASMR/Whisper Porn, the trigger is some form of erotica or something the person finds to be erotic, delivered in an ASMR format.