>> Some people have physical reactions to certain sounds and it's been categorized as ASMR, but no matter what I've tried, I've missed that hair-standing-on-end reaction that seems to be integral to it.<<
That's only one manifestation. Some people describe it as a fuzzy feeling. Bob Ross sounds like Microfyne to me. :D
>> It happened a few times when I was younger, but I dismissed it as an oddity of the universe, and now I wonder if I actually turned that particular sense OFF.<<
That's possible. :(
Other sounds can have physical sensations, because sound waves are vibrations. Below what I can hear, which is probably lower than human range, elephant speech feels like a buzz or a hum in my feet and bones. Loud music can create a thumping in the chest. If I lean against a piano while it's being played, the sound sort of becomes three-dimensional. It's hard to describe, and is probably trying to hook into the echolocation/sonar memories that aren't fully supported by current bodily equipment. High screeching sounds sort of scrape along individual nerves, a very directional effect.
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Re: Well ...
Date: 2020-11-01 01:09 am (UTC)That's only one manifestation. Some people describe it as a fuzzy feeling. Bob Ross sounds like Microfyne to me. :D
>> It happened a few times when I was younger, but I dismissed it as an oddity of the universe, and now I wonder if I actually turned that particular sense OFF.<<
That's possible. :(
Other sounds can have physical sensations, because sound waves are vibrations. Below what I can hear, which is probably lower than human range, elephant speech feels like a buzz or a hum in my feet and bones. Loud music can create a thumping in the chest. If I lean against a piano while it's being played, the sound sort of becomes three-dimensional. It's hard to describe, and is probably trying to hook into the echolocation/sonar memories that aren't fully supported by current bodily equipment. High screeching sounds sort of scrape along individual nerves, a very directional effect.