Nails scraping on rough fabric. Stories told in breathy whispers. Lips smacking and teeth crunching. For some, these sounds do little more than make the listener feel unsettled or disturbed, but for a ...

ASMR is the third most popular search term on youTube worldwide. But in case you haven’t heard of it, it stands for autonomous sensory meridian response. Interest in ASMR has exploded over the past ...

As if modern life couldn't get any weirder, Texas' Department of Health is getting into ASMR. If you didn't follow the huge ASMR— as in autonomous sensory meridian response — wave that swept through ...

What do the sounds of whispered affirmations, page-turning, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of slow hand movements, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hair being brushed ...

So many sounds get under my skin and even anger me. I’ve left the dinner table after being revolted by hearing others chewing and swallowing. When someone whispers something to me at the movies, it’s ...