ASMR for Sleep - Benefits and Snoring Solutions

Have you heard of the sensory phenomenon known as ASMR for sleep? ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, a condition, experience, or phenomenon that helps you fall asleep.  As a form of parasthesia (a group or series of sensations felt in the skin), ASMR is perceived as a pleasant experience that is characterized by a tingling sensation in the neck and scalp areas that are triggered by certain audible or visual stimuli (see below).

Furthermore, the individual who experiences ASMR often feels calm, comfortable, grateful, happy, peaceful, and relaxed.  In some case studies, individuals experience a reduced heart rate and feel sleepy during an ASMR response.  Additionally, studies have shown that individuals feel extremely relaxed and experience a static sensation across the back of their neck, scalp, shoulders, and occasionally, in other areas of the body.  It has been compared to what is often referred to as the “chills.”

It’s important to note that not every person experiences ASMR.  However, most of the individuals studied have responded positively to ASMR for sleep therapy.  Most of us initially experience this phenomenon somewhere between 5 and 10 years of age, but in rare cases, others feel it for the very first time once they’ve reached adulthood.  Yet while this is considered a relatively new phenomenon, many individuals have been experiencing it for many years.