I don't think i've ever heard anyone say that, but i had my first experience with ASMR through something completely mundane: Listening to music with good bass headphones on.
The high frequency percussion of albums like these, would result in a feeling like a direct brain massage:
The high frequency percussion of albums like these, would result in a feeling like a direct brain massage:
Psydrop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPy-fYprejc&index=5&list=PL3... (In fact, the very narrative of the linked track explains the feeling.)
Infected Mushroom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2i_xOu4gk
Infected Mushroom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBjuOtgTe6U
It was 8 more years until i found that ASMR videos that did the same.