10 Bizarre Realities Of Being Blind, Explained By A (Super Chill) Blind Guy

6. What Is ASMR Like When You're Blind?

If you haven't already come across it, ASMR (short of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is the name for the sensation some people experience in response to certain audio and visual triggers.

Whilst to the uninitiated, it can look like some pretty weird softcore porn, many people report "brain tingles" or "brain orgasms" (also not helping with the porn thing) in response to videos of people crinkling paper, whispering in ears and even pretending to give you a haircut or medical examination. Scientists aren't yet sure what causes the phenomenon, whether it's a physiological response or just some mass internet hallucination.

Obviously a blind person wouldn't respond to the visual triggers (duh), but how does the phenomenon affect someone with a very audio-centric life experience.