I HATE ASMR!

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Thanks for responses- I'd heard ASMR is more common in autistic people, which is part of why I asked here. I will look into auditory synesthesia- I assumed it was ASMR because certain other things trigger a similar but milder sensation that is pleasant, and the description of ASMR sounded very similar to what I experienced (tingling starting at crown of head and going up and down face-spine-body) except way too intense and unpleasant causing freak outs.

Also, although those tape decks sound cool, I'm sorry you were tormented by them! I would thump my brother, but he is a foot taller than me and a lot stronger so he can hold me while standing out of my arm reach, and if I do land a hit he doesn't hesitate to hit back. :/ Mostly we get along tho!

I FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHY I CAN'T STAND TELEVISION

I can't handle modern TV programs and ads because the audio is so highly compressed (everything's LOUD, with not much dynamic/variation in volume,) and equalized to accentuate sibilance/plosives ('sss' and 'puh') so as to grab the viewer's attention. Naturally, most people really aren't concerned about that kind of thing, but I find that it makes me want to punch babies. Not literally, but you get the point.
The Australian Open is on at the moment and the break room at work has been filled with the horribly intrusive sounds of tennis every day *POP!! ! HEEL SQUEAK! HEEL SQUEAK! POP!! ! HHHHEEEEEL... SQUEAK!... OUT!!... *crowd noises*

*ahem*

I get the same reaction from those videos. It makes the front/top of my brain feel like it's got an electrical current running through it. Noped out of one of them after a minute. I feel your pain, OP

EDIT: Because I originally typed 'I feel your brain, OP' and thought that might be seen as a little odd

For those who need a quick fix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GwtmUnecII

1. 1:39 Telephone Voice
2. 2:17 Book Tapping & Page Turning
3. 5:14 SK SkSK SKSKSK SKSKSKSK
4. 7:21 Ribbed Valentine's Day Heart
5. 11:17 Sage Stick & Smudging
6. 13:42 Compressed Air Can Duster
7. 15:14 Leaves in Contact Paper
8. 18:09 Trigger Words
9. 20:47 Brushing Your Hair
10. 22:10 Leather Baseball Mitt
11. 25:25 Tapping The Ticking Clock
12. 28:19 Magic 8 Ball
13. 30:57 Scratching A Yoga Mat
14. 32:47 Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards in Pocket Trading Card Pages
15. 35:13 Thinking Sounds (Mouth Clicking)
16. 37:57 Tapping Rubber Hair Brush Handle
17. 40:03 Face Steamer Device
18. 42:36 Gummy Worm-tongues
19. 43:34 CHCHCHCH
20. 45:51 Chalk On A Chalk Board
21. 48:18 Cleaning Your Ears (Ear Scrubbing)
22. 51:25 Basket Bottle
23. 54:12 Latex Gloves
24. 56:40 Mini Volleyball (or curious basketball)
25. 58:54 Helicopter Sounds (TKTKTK)
26. 1:00:36 Blood Pressure Cuff
27. 1:02:30 TSTSTSTS
28. 1:04:31 Happy Sad Onion Man
29. 1:07:41 Brushing Your Face/The Camera
30. 1:09:50 Tiffany & Co Diamond Paperweight
31. 1:13:31 Plasma Globe
32. 1:15:33 Blanket Fort Sounds
33. 1:17:46 Indiscernible Whispering
34. 1:19:55 Kinetic Sand
35. 1:22:38 Breathy Whispers
36. 1:25:06 Squishy Cow
37. 1:27:00 Ear to Ear Counting
38. 1:29:20 Lather Sounds (Washing/Shampooing Your Hair)
39. 1:32:18 Fingerless Gloves (Yoga Gloves?)
40: 1:34:21 Face Mister
41. 1:35:27 Dental Model
42. 1:37:17 Paintbrush On Canvas
43. 1:38:50 Blowing In Your Ears
44. 1:41:41 The Gravel Goblet And Candle
45. 1:44:38 Pointer Action
46. 1:46:10 Vintage Wooden Car Puzzle
47. 1:49:05 Measuring Tape
48. 1:50:36 Bouncing Water Gems/Water Marbles
49. 1:52:42 Tickling Your Face With A Feather
50. 1:54:09 Fizzing In Your Ears (Baking Soda And Vinegar)
51. 1:56:57 Hands Cupped Over Ears & Whispering "Telling Secrets"
52. 1:58:44 Writing Sounds
53. 2:00:43 Tuning Forks and Zenergy Chime (Harmonic Massage)
54. 2:02:26 Cat Purring
55. 2:03:10 Clicking (Using Antennae)
56. 2:04:16 Spray Sounds "Rain" Falling On You
57. 2:05:23 Hearing Test
58. 2:07:00 Baoding Balls
59. 2:09:39 Breathing In Your Ears
60. 2:12:18 Pop Rocks
61. 2:14:13 Kiss Sounds
62. 2:16:04 Water Marbles Sloshing
63. 2:17:48 Giant Penny
64. 2:20:10 Alphabet Sounds
65. 2:21:54 Vibrating Light Toy
66. 2:23:26 WoodWick Candle
67. 2:25:17 Anticipatory Triggers
68. 2:27:49 Humming
69. 2:30:13 Typing
70. 2:32:32 Shhhh
71. 2:34:54 Giant Garlic Statue (Actually a vase)
72. 2:37:00 You're So Dusty! (Feather Duster)
73. 2:39:30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards In Plastic Card Protectors.
74. 2:43:08 Vintage Shell Necklace
75. 2:44:30 Flooring Samples
76. 2:47:47 Aluminium Coil Insulation Tube Thing
77. 2:49:37 White Sand Zen Garden
78. 2:53:06 Miniature Tea Set
79. 2:56:24 Headphones Over Your Ears
80. 2:58:42 Eye Examination & Follow The Light
81. 3:01:41 Powdered Milk
82. 3:03:30 Counting In Spanish
83. 3:05:47 "Womb Sounds" (What else do I call this?)
84. 3:07:54 Sniffing Your Ears
85. 3:08:52 Rotary Phone
86. 3:11:10 Echo
87. 3:13:12 Rimu Wood Box and Paua Pen
88. 3:15:56 Covering Your Ears
89. 3:17:49 Car Duster
90. 3:19:48 Red Plastic Skull
91. 3:21:40 Pinpression Toy
92. 3:25:46 Brrrr Car Mouth Sounds
93. 3:27:46 Marshmallows In Your Ears
94. 3:30:25 Water Drops On Glass
95. 3:32:03 Fossils
96. 3:35:25 Dark Feather
97. 3:37:26 Brushing My Hair
98. 3:39:37 Gentle Personal Attention
99. 3:41:16 Sword
100. 3:44:04 KSKSKS
101. 3:46:46 Guiro (Hollow Gourd Instrument)
102. 3:49:28 Ear Massage
103. 3:50:43 Mini Clay Pot
104. 3:52:59 Plastic Scissors
105. 3:55:01 Stone Butterfly
106. 3:56:55 Crinkly Makeup Removal Cleaning Cloth Bag
107. 3:59:06 Energy Cleansing Sweeping Hand Motions
108. 4:01:03 Tapping Your Ears (Ear Tapping)
109. 4:02:53 Hair Horn
110. 4:05:25 Brushing Your Ears
111. 4:08:28 Giant Candy Buttons Remote
112. 4:10:26 Leather Bound Glass Decanter?
113. 4:12:40 Scalp Massage (Ear Muffs)
114. 4:14:05 Candy Bobomb
115. 4:15:11 Skwish
116. 4:18:28 Old Ice Cream Scoop
117. 4:19:15 Mofo FLOAM
118. 4:21:40 Mini Sparkly Christmas Ball
119. 4:23:22 OMNONOM You're a Pizza!
120. 4:24:56 Walking in Snow, On Pavement, & On Grass (Footsteps)
121. 4:27:47 BONUS! Hedgehog

Oh, gosh! I'm on the book tapping and page turning.... it's so pleasant!

I had never heard of ASMR before, but I'm 21 minutes into the 4-hour tingle fest video and I'm close to being in ecstatic frenzy.

Yuck I can't stand bleeping cash registers. Just.no no no. And fluorescent lights are annoying. Basically any white noise that is repetitive, if that is all I can hear. I detest them. Although I like to hear bagpipes, which is surprising seeing as they have a drone that just plays a constant B-flat, which is the same pitch as fluorescent lightbulbs and every other annoying sound in the universe. I prefer them with other instruments, though, so it covers up that dang drone.

I'd never even heard of ASMR before so I looked it up on Wiki. And I must say I that love it! I never knew until now that there was a name for that strange but very pleasant tingling I get when I hear music I really enjoy. But I don't get why you don't find it pleasant like you're supposed to.

The sounds of ASMR clips sometimes make me feel uneasy rather than relaxed, especially the videos with whispering up close. I'm okay with the sound of whispering, rustling and tapping in real life, but, on a video, it's a bit daunting. It just sounds unnatural and too 'soft' to me.

But after saying that, I've always loved the sound of water splashing, and 'pop' sounds; although I don't get a tingling feeling in my scalp, I find the sounds pleasant. If I have a glue stick I could spend ages taking the lid off in such a way it makes a nice pop sound.

Yeah, I definitely don't get this. Some of those videos kind of creep me out.

None of those typical triggers work for me. Mine are more conceptual. Basically it's triggered by people's kindness, care and patience. When it's triggered it feels great, like comfort and love. Unfortunately mine has never been triggered by any family or friends. Only from strangers. Although strangely sometimes I get it when I play video games slaughtering enemies.

This song does it for me, although not in the typical way of ASMR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUTaxiFg3Pw

My friend brought ASMR up in conversation a couple of days ago, we had a good conversation about it and both agreed that organic sounds such as fires crackling, ocean, wind in the trees etc are beautiful, but neither of us can handle the whispering etc... Interesting phenomenon this!

I have to say, sometimes I get the desired response when I'm recording through a good-quality microphone through headphones- the bright sounds of things like my breathing, paper moving, my chair squeaking etc. are rather pleasant.

my sister makes ASMR videos and puts them on youtube. (and poor me has to cut the videos and such)
I neither like or hate ASMR. But i don't like to do the sound-technician for my sister for sure.
I also made the ASMR microphone myself. I made silicone ears by casting my father's ears and attached them to professional condensator microphones. They are better than the real deal (those of you who hate ASMR would hate my mic way more )