Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or ASMR as it’s more commonly known, has had an explosion of popularity over the last several years. But what exactly is it?

Have you ever felt a pleasing tingling sensation in your scalp that radiates down your body? Do you sometimes wonder why certain sounds or words make you feel relaxed or calm while others annoy you? If so, ASMR: Hot Topics has the answers you've been looking for!

That pleasant sensation you are experiencing is called Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). You may have heard of ASMR since it is one of the hottest trending video series on YouTube. ASMRtists, people who specialize in ASMR videos, have created thousands of YouTube videos all designed to help people relax and to experience the stimuli of ASMR.

If you want to learn more about ASMR and how it became one of the biggest sensations in 2018, this audiobook has got you covered!

Topics include:

• Why are people obsessed with ASMR?
• An ASMR trigger test; what makes you tingle?
• How to experience new triggers
• ASMR Immunity
• Who are these expert ASMRtists?
• Type of ASMR videos you can find on YouTube
• How to trigger your own ASMR in real life without the use of YouTube
• Personal stories about how ASMR has helped people
• Interviews with several ASMRtists and what makes them tingle
• The backlash of ASMR
• ASMR and its rising popularity in Hollywood

ASMR: Hot Topics also discusses how the human brain works. There is a science behind the tingles, and this audiobook dives into the various studies researchers are conducting.

What generates this tingling feeling? For people experiencing ASMR, does it really change our brains when scanned using an MRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)? How does our personalities factor into whether we find a sound gratifying or repugnant?

Supporters of this phenomenon state that they have received significant health benefits while engaging in ASMR. Help with insomnia, relaxation, and a less heightened state of anxiety have all been reported. ASMR: Hot Topics lays out the potential health benefits and if people with mental illnesses can benefit from ASMR and its meditative-like qualities.

If you're new to the ASMR community, this audiobook will help you navigate the wonderful world of tingles. If you're already a fan, this audiobook explores even more tingles for you to try and will expose you to various ASMRtists that you may not be familiar with.

Whether you're curious about what ASMR is, interested in ways it can help you relax and sleep, or merely want to get your tingle-on, ASMR: Hot Topics has what you're looking for!