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Sleeping With ASMR

I came across this one initially from here:

Physical Examination #2 (ASMR)

This is on Channel ASMR Exams which as the channel name suggests the video has been edited to enhance the ASMR effect.

However, it was obvious that the video originated in a medical school somewhere.

The comments however give it all away: “I’ve solved the mystery of these two. After some intense digging, I found that her name is Jan Victoria Scott, and he’s an impulsive improv actor named J. Chachula (first name near impossible to find). Dare I dig deeper? Okay. I have discovered “J” to be his nickname, his real name is “Julian Chachula Jr.” He owns/directs/teacher an improv group known as “The Flying Machine Theatre Studio“, and he (alike Vicki Scott) is from Raleigh, North Carolina, or areas nearby it. His parents are Cuban immigrants, and he is okay with Spanish. Victoria Scott just finished teaching her last class at Duke University in Summer 2017, and she’s going to move onto either retirement or other things. She lives in (more specifically) South Shore, and she’s a heavy supporter of “Conquer Paralysis Now“. She graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science degree in 1981, and earned the Master of Health Sciences degree in 1991. She taught this education program for 20 years.”

That is very helpful, this should mean that the original is going to be available via Duke University.

However a search on YouTube reveals that there is no such video (perhaps it was taken down a very long time ago). So for our purposes we are stuck with professional ASMR channels who have retained the video. In essence this is a cheat, however it looks like there are no alternatives.

The video has a title page Duke Health The Complete Physical Exam. Duke Health still has a YouTube channel. This has three-hundred-and-sixty-eight videos at the date I checked them but this one isn’t one of them.

Returning to the video – Vicki has a very good voice for our purposes and there is a good interaction between Vicki and “Mr Allen” (probably misspelled). At in excess of forty-five minutes this is a long exam and a long video for ASMR however it might be a good length if you’re really struggling to get to sleep and the dreaded YouTube adverts keep kicking in and snapping you back awake every time you finally get to doze.

I notice Vicki uses “it looks symmetric” which must be grammatical but I would have said “looks symmetrical”.

She also uses the term “stop breathing” and “breathe” whereas I would have expected “hold your breath”. “Stop breathing” if feasible being a lot more final in its effects. I’ve seen this phrase used before in other examination videos (no doubt some that will feature on this blog) so I have no doubt it is correct despite my misgivings.

There is some humour here so it is nicely relaxed (which you may have noticed is not true of a number of the student videos where some participants look like they are on the way to the gallows).

For those (like me) who had no idea about an otoscope, it’s a device used for examining the ears.

I think Vicki Scott may have a voice on a par with the quality of Hollie Berry and that is fighting talk ASMR-wise. It is definitely worthy of inclusion in the playlist – it makes some of the existing ones in the playlist seem a bit lacklustre by comparison (perhaps it is soon time for some judicious weeding).

Inguinal nodes – another mystery term – these are lymph nodes which can be felt in the groin area in healthy people.

The video gives credit to the participants including Physician Assistant Vicki Scott, MHS, PS-C and Mr Allen J Chachula with copyright set at 2003 so twenty years ago. This gives credence to the comment above about the participants (together with some of the information found elsewhere on the Internet).

Some of the comments seem a bit nasty. This is a tiresome attribute of a number of videos I’ve looked at recently – be nice people. It is best probably to ignore comments if it is just to get to sleep. Some videos I notice hide all comments and judging by this are none the worse for it.

The videos I can find for Vicki include the above one.

This one:

Duke PA Program Complete Physical Exam PART ONE

Which is on channel Natural Massage. This is just a bit longer than twenty-five minutes which is a more usual length for edited ASMR videos (well those not involving looping in any case). It has the same title as the previous one but starts with an introduction that we did not see before. In essence it is substantially the same but including some parts missing from the previous video. Therefore, many of the prior comments remain valid. Despite the repetition I think I can include it in the playlist although it may suffer a future weeding effort as that list starts to get more unwieldy.

This one

ASMR Duke PA exam part 2 for night time

Which is effectively a black and white version. The channel is ASMR Clips. The content of course will be familiar it’s just a black and white version. It is just over twenty minutes long so if anything a better length than the previous two. However I’m debating the relevance of it given we have two previously which surely must be enough for the ASMR material we need. At the moment therefore I am not going to add this one to the playlist. Let me know if you disagree and I’ll add it in there.

This one

ASMR Duke PA exam part 1 for night time

Which is also in black and white and on the same channel as the above video. This one is twenty five minutes and by now I am really, really familiar with this material. There is nothing new here that I can perceive so this one will not be in the playlist either.

As you can see these are not even found on one channel and one set are simply black and white variants of the earlier (colour) videos.

Still it is helpful to know that there is some background to the video even if the originating organisation no longer host it.

In fact there are sufficient number of channels hosting this video that it must be something of an ASMR legend.

The Duke University school of medicine is here:

https://www.youtube.com/@dukemedschool

perhaps at some future point I will check it out for ASMR material.

I have not created a playlist for Vicki Scott – ostensibly there is just one video but in different edits.

However I have added the two colour videos to the overall playlist of videos covered so far on this blog, which is here:

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Sleeping With ASMR

This one is a bit different in that the subject is chiropracty, (a subject I haven’t checked into before).

Hips, Legs, TMJ, Deviated Nasal Septum, Neck and Shoulder Pain- Dr. Rahim Chiropractic

The “patient” here – Daniela seems to be very fond of talking. It is not that restful – at least to start with. Dr Gonstead, the chiropractor here, is much calmer and easier to listen to.

“Dr. Rahim Gonstead Chiropractor” is the channel. Checking the whole channel has become the habit now. If I find one video I look to see if there is a greater resource worth mining. After all why just leave it to chance that I’ll find lots more ASMR videos in the future.

Perhaps if anything he is a little on the quiet side (probably only in contrast with “the patient” in this case though). Wait awhile though – it gets better. For example, later Daniela’s mother is talking and she has a great voice.

Examining this channel there are in excess of five hundred videos as at today’s date. I think they’re being used as a business promotion vehicle and so this may explain the sheer number. Still, I am very impressed.

There is no way I can feature that number of videos in a single blog post – I think the longest post so far was twenty three videos (and I felt that was a bit long). I’m sure that I can return to Dr Rahim in the future and pick up some of the other videos.

It turns out that Daniela – for that is the lady who is featured in the video above – has a playlist on this channel dedicated to her. This consists of eight videos which is a much more workable number. This first one is the longest. Some of the subsequent videos include chiropractic treatment which is not that pleasant to watch – I’m going to be exercising a strong censorship on such things. I’ll include them in this blog post though in case other people are still keen to view.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes – Daniela

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4nw79kfDE25x__XIZk9-It2bMcNeCmm_ is the original playlist, it includes the above video and the following:

Hips, Legs, TMJ, Deviated Nasal Septum, Neck and Shoulder Pain – Part 2 – Dr. Rahim Chiropractic

Not sure about the intro music although it’s better than some of the Warwick Medical School Videos.

Dr Gonstead starts a little loud for me but it soon settles down. Daniela does not seem to talk as much, which is a bonus. Her mother really has a much better voice. Some of the thuds are a bit shocking but not so much that I want to delete it from the playlist. To be honest, the reactions are more disturbing than the joint noises in any case, best not to look.

Given how much pressure Dr Gonstead puts on at intervals I am somewhat relieved he is professionally qualified. It obviously looks more dramatic than it is and fortunately it sounds ok. If you’re of nervous disposition probably best to listen rather than watch.

I think the funky table/chair is fascinating although the motor powering it could sound a lot less like a power tool for me.

I’m not sure what the vibratory tool is he uses on Daniela’s jaw but it is zero on the ASMR scale as far as I am concerned.

I think I’m going to start excluding those where the vibratory tool is used from the playlist – I can’t see how anyone could sleep with that sounding.

Hips, Legs, TMJ, Deviated Nasal Septum, Neck and Shoulder Pain – Part 3- Dr. Rahim Chiropractic

This starts off with lovely, calm walking – nothing in the way of popping and crunching noises so a brief respite. I’m not sure if I’m being taken in but the “patient” here does seem to be progressing rather well.

Unfortunately, we get the vibrator tool again which is way too loud. And the motorised couch thing ditto. Outside of that I’d say this is excellent. Another one not to include in the playlist therefore.

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, Mother gets adjusted also – Part 4 – Dr. Rahim Chiropractic

This is actually quite relaxing to start with. Perhaps because the sessions have been ongoing the relationship is more chilled, a lot less talking. This is the second longest video of the set. Perhaps it is because we have seen a few now but I am less disturbed by all the manipulations than at the start. (I still don’t like the motorised couch though).

More with the jaw vibration tool (which makes vacuum cleaning seem relaxing – I’d love to edit that bit out).

TMJ here is temporomandibular joint.

He also adjusts Daniela’s mother who has a great voice but a less good squeal. A great ASMR candidate if she didn’t make such loud noises on manipulation, once or twice I was sure she could wake the dead. (Not helped by extra vibratory tool application). Another one not to include in the playlist.

Daniela’s Back, Neck, TMJ, Deviated Nasal Septum, Elbow and Wrists HELPED – Dr. Rahim Chiropractic

Daniela is back to the chatty Daniela. It would seem that she and Mum did not keep a follow-up appointment and, as a consequence, things have reverted a little. The initial exam is great ASMR-wise. The manipulations are not that off-putting. Daniela is a little loud at intervals but the jaw vibration tool excludes this one from the playlist sadly.

Back, Knees, Ankles, Neck, TMJ and Arm PAINS HELPED *Round 2* Dr. Rahim Chiropractic,

It starts out as an explanation of Daniela’s condition (assisted by X-Rays) so this is not so much an exam. However, have patience – the exam proper follows that discussion. We still have the mobile table sounds and any number of joint pops. They probably work for someone – for me they’re just a distraction. Sadly, it’s back with the vibration machine and that is just so loud. Again, this video won’t be in the playlist

Daniela and Mom’s FINAL visit with Dr. Rahim Chiropractic

Nearly there, this has been a long post and an even longer time spent reviewing videos. It seems a heel lift is the answer, it’s just persuading the patient to use them. Nice quiet discussion at the start and it all seems so positive (if you’ve taken the time to trawl through the others).

I’m not sure if it’s tired eyes but to me the video seemed lower quality. But in practice I just get to listen to them and if you’re using them for sleep as well, I would guess that you’re in the same boat. This one is a bit vocal in places – more than even in previous videos. The result is that there are less chilled ASMR-style moments. In addition there is copious use of the vibratory tool – so good only if you skip past that. I’m not clear how you’re supposed to do that if you are half asleep.

I think the quality of the playlist is going to be the main appeal of this blog so if people find material in the playlist that they’d like excluding let me know and I’ll edit those videos out.

I may even start a process of doing this at intervals myself – quality being more important than quantity in my view.

Best Reactions to CrunchY CrAcks! Dr. Rahim Chiropractic

No No No No. Definitely not playlist materal.

So just one video makes it to the playlist so I will not create a new playlist for Dr Rahim Gonstead.

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Sleeping With ASMR

“Unintentional ASMR” now seems to have become a “hot” category in that a large number of videos are being labelled with this term. It therefore becomes one of those categories that is easily abused. To the extent that I wonder whether some of them are in fact “unintentional” or are instead scripted by ASMR professionals keen to attract additional views.

On the face of it this video looks genuine:

Unintentional ASMR Cranial Nerves Exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9En6xPy6bg

Not that I would be an expert in diagnosing videos that have been put together to confuse the unwary. This has been liberated from somewhere but the text gives no clue as to the identities of the participants. That said, there is limited possibility of tracking the originator down, less verifying that those featured are not simply actors or (whisper it) ASMR artists.

I notice that the comments reference “sandwich breath” which was featured in a previous blog item. However I have to confess I cannot (yet) clarify fightfightfightfight, or putapitapaper. “The bulldog” will be clarified below.

From the video we have Mr Evans and Dr Wu, for whatever credence we can place in this. The crest that appears at 0:08 indicates this could be a hospital or university. A Google Image search indicates that it could be the “Royal Prince Alfred Hospital”.

However a search of the website, does not reveal this video and an overly long search of YouTube using the “Royal Prince Alfred Hospital” title reveals a heck of a lot of videos, but not this one. This might be like the Hollie Berry experience which, lacking further evidence, I put down to older training videos which had subsequently been pulled from YouTube and yet preserved by the ASMR community (for which we need only be thankful).

So after that lengthy distraction/discussion, what is the video like in terms of ASMR? (Which is presumably why most people are reading this). Dr Wu is excellent, a properly attentive voice, measured, calm, not overly loud. I can’t think how many videos I have rejected due to shouty presentation. Mr Evans does not get a lot of opportunity to talk in this one so I can’t really judge how he stands up ASMR wise.

L M (for that is the name of the account where this is posted) seems to have a few of these videos available. At the time of writing ten. As usual they are variable in their ability to produce ASMR effects.

There is but one playlist this contains music videos and not any ASMR material as far as I can tell.

My favourite (of this set of videos) so far being the one above. You will notice that some of them are similar and feature the same people. My guess would be that they were originally destined to be training videos – probably a little while ago by the look of them.

Ten is quite a long blog post but without obvious methods available to filter them I will crave your indulgence. If you’re bored already scroll right to the end where you will find the relevant playlist.

Sadly, we see Dr Wu no further in any of these videos, so let’s focus on Mr Evans who appears in quite a few.

They are here:

Unintentional ASMR Clinical exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLGlo_N9djw

Dr Lynn (I’m not sure about that spelling) and Mr Evans, the title on the video itself is “Clinical Examination Gastrointestinal”. The comments are quite fun – one thing they point out is that Dr Lynn starts scanning the room as if he is sizing the place up to purchase – what is he expecting to find on the ceiling? Perhaps he’s looking for spy cameras? Anyway this does not in any way affect the ASMR-i-ness of this video (now an established term). Dr Lynn has a great voice in this respect and this one is definitely going into the playlist.

Unintentional ASMR Respiratory exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir7kQT15gAc

Dr Lynn (if I’m going to spell it wrong I might as well be consistent) and Mr Evans again. He introduces himself as if he’s never seen him before. So far so normal training video. As someone astutely points out, what is the point of Mr Evans putting on a top in any of these videos since one of the first actions is to get him out of it. However, he seems suitably stoical about it. In my view equally as good ASMR-wise as the previous one. In fact thus far we appear to be achieving a remarkable level of consistency. One more for the playlist then. After this Dr Lynn disappears (from the videos), but Mr Evans, that plucky participant that he is, keeps plugging on.

Unintentional ASMR Hand exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te1OnjqR-wE

Mr Evans again with Dr Richards this time. (I’m more comfortable with that spelling).

(The comments on this video are quite hysterical. Normally I would miss the comments, as I would be hearing the audio whilst laid in bed, so it is interesting to review this video whilst I am more awake.) I notice that one comment asks where the “lovely and floppy” comments are – referring to Hollie Berry. This community all seem to be watching the same material that I am – probably unsurprisingly.

Dr Richards again scans for spy cameras in the same way that Dr Lynn (excuse spelling) did previously. This must be established procedure, perhaps hospital rooms get rogue geckos on the walls?

That said Dr Richards has a great voice here. This is a definite playlist candidate.

Unintentional ASMR Back exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJdcYYNFw0I

Dr Richards and Mr Evans again. Now we find the origin of that “the bulldog” term mentioned earlier. This isn’t a term I like particularly as to my ears it does not sound respectful. One of the comments states “bull-dog is a colloquial term for examining assistant”. Goodness knows where they found that because I’ve been unable to track it down.

That said, I am trusting that this is not a dreadful term in some way because I’m intending to include this one in the playlist. It would not be the first time that a term in common parlance a decade or so ago is now regarded as basically rude. If anyone finds this to be the case let me know and I’ll delete it from the playlist.

Unintentional ASMR Cardiovascular Examination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vbaJesbzXY

Dr Richards and Mr Evans again. Once again with the lighthouse head examination of all the walls in the room – maybe an extreme form of arachnophobia.

One of the commentators states “I know she clearly wanted to show that she is looking around the room for surroundings that can give a hint of heart issues (maybe machines, medicine etc.)” This seems the most reasonable statement on the scanning behaviours we’ve seen but if it’s really to detect all those things it is a bit perfunctory.

Interesting that Dr Richards should choose “stop breathing” as a term rather than “hold your breath” – as if anyone could voluntarily choose to stop breathing. “Cosmic Parsec” comments that this is Dr Bethan Richards.

So ends the videos featuring Mr Evans. Now we are into a much more mixed bag ASMR-wise.

Unintentional ASMR Hands & Arms Exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fACorImwU94

Mr O’Neill and Dr O’Carrigan (potentially misspelled both of those). This is such a gentle approach to examination. Very effective in terms of ASMR.

A number of commentators are interested in the use of the term “light monkey grip” which I’ve not heard before this. No doubt this will become another term reiterated in ASMR-related exchanges as we go along reading comments on other YouTube videos.

This one definitely belongs on the playlist.

Unintentional ASMR Leg and Walking exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAEtmNQv6pg

Mr O’Neill and Dr O’Carrigan again. Yet again Mr O’Neill spends hardly any time with much in the way of clothing on. As one of the commentators relates, he is suspiciously attractive.

One of the commentators states that this is Dr Daniel O’Neill – neurologist and Dr Brent O’Carrigan.

This is another for the playlist.

And now a complete change.

Unintentional ASMR Scleroderma Exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrAxrsVSwbA

Mr Parker and Dr Blaiswell (potentially misspelled). As a number of people comment the catches releasing on that briefcase at the start is far too loud for proper restfulness – in an ideal world I would edit that out. However this is a lovely peaceful exam. Very attentive and careful.

This is another for the playlist.

Unintentional ASMR Activator adjustment (Brasil)

Lots of positive comments with this one but it wasn’t very useful in my opinion. To be honest it is so muted (and there is so much background noise) it isn’t that great as an ASMR video – so I will not include it in the playlist.

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Sleeping with ASMR

For some reason Cranial Nerve Exam has generated a whole heap of videos and not surprisingly a number of these have people commenting that they are great for ASMR symptoms.

Helpfully BrainLine (for that is the YouTube channel where you find today’s video) provides its own playlist for Dr James Kelly (however they call him Dr Jim Kelly on the playlist) which is here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2Je5-cHxP3DqeLtIRlhCW4gxmgbsPyV

However I am in no sense stating that these are all good for ASMR.

In addition, this playlist is no less than twenty one videos long (and I think that is stretching your patience a tad much for one blog item). As luck would have it the first two are the ones that concern a medical examination and so I will limit this blog item to just those two.

Today’s video is this one:

Cranial Nerve Test

By the way I had not the least idea who Pat LaFontaine is but he turns out to be a famous former ice hockey player.

Hence (I am sure) why his name appears in the title of this video. To ice hockey fans I apologise for my ignorance. All I can say is that he has a marvellously calm voice. (He might be a resource for ASMR videos in the future – if anybody has found any please get in touch).

Dr James Kelly turns out to be something of a superstar himself, his YouTube playlist bio states that he was “the neurological consultant for the Chicago Bears”. All I can say is that he has a great soothing voice and is very much worth listening to if you need to be chilled before falling asleep.

By the way this video is the one that started the now famous phrase “sandwich breath” which appears to occur very often in the comments of a number of ASMR videos. No I have no idea why either but a number of ASMR fans seem to appreciate the fact that other fans are also aware of it.

The BrainLine channel is huge. There are so many videos I am not going to set about counting them so I will limit myself to medical exams and Dr James Kelly (so I’ll start with that playlist).

Of the twenty-one videos contained in this playlist by far the majority are interviews to gain the benefits of Dr Kelly’s expertise on brain health.

In terms of medical examinations there is only one further video:

Neuropsychology Test

This is equally as great as the first one in my opinion.

Both of these will now go into the playlist.

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Sleeping with ASMR

The next item in the ASMR sleep series is a little more complicated. Now that I have been following ASMR-related videos for a while it has become obvious that some ASMR publishing people are trying to game the system.

From the number of follows, comments, views, and so-on I am not the only person who is searching for ASMR content. There appears to be a subset of people who are interested in videos where the person produces ASMR effects by mistake. Examples include speeches made where the person has a gentle voice; a lecture where the lecturer’s tone happens to be the correct one to set off ASMR in some of the listeners; interviews where the participants have very calm voices.

Some professional ASMR artists, (and indeed amateur ASMR artists) are now making videos deliberately but claiming they were produced entirely coincidentally. There is obviously a money angle – the more adherents you have – the more advertising-related revenue you can captivate. So the temptation is there, frankly, to cheat.

Some titles will say something like “by a genuine person” (as if there were non-genuine people wandering around). Sometimes there are “medical examination” videos, with a couple of suspiciously attractive young people in the video who don’t appear to know a great deal about medicine.

In this climate I am a little unsure about this series. They are great videos for ASMR which purport to be part of a medical education series.

Patient Examination Series- Dr Hollie Berry

Given I am suspicious I took a look on DuckDuckGo (other search engines exist) and it turns out there is no Dr Hollie Berry other than as part of this video series (or other people discussing this video series). No LinkedIn account, no medical papers, no references or citations – and no college sites linking to the videos.

So far Aidan Blunt appears to be the only source and he (assuming it is a he) is obviously aware that Dr Berry has this affect in some listeners as he has produced some videos edited in order to enhance the ASMR effect.

Here:

Cranial Nerves Examination ASMR Loop

I have a dislike of ASMR loop videos. There will be (say) a medical exam which is about ten minutes and to make it an hour it will play (or parts of it will play) over and again. It might be that I am just dosing when a part I’ve heard before comes winging back. This is one of those. So I will not be adding it to the playlist.

And here:

Cardiac Examination ASMR Edit

This one edited in order to enhance its ASMR effect. Again I won’t add this one to the playlist, however some people reading may find this kind of thing right up their street perhaps.

And here:

Abdominal Examination ASMR Edit

Also edited for its ASMR effect and therefore, as before, not included in the playlist.

And here:

Upper Limb Neuro Examination ASMR Edit

As before.

However Aidan also produces some more dedicated medical videos so for the purposes of this blog item I am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt.

I found this series originally through a posting on Reddit

Which leads to this video:

Cranial Nerve Examination

Which leads me to suspect that the filming was done at Manchester Medical School and the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. However I am currently not able to find any similar video content other than that put out by Aidan.

This video has the smell of the genuine article and is a sensible seven and a half minutes in length which seems to fit with a reasonable length medical examination video found elsewhere.

Aidan Blunt – this is the channel where the Hollie Berry videos are all found. There are thirty four videos here and so too many to feature in any one blog item.

However I started with a Hollie Berry video and so I will concentrate on the videos from this channel that feature Hollie Berry.

Apart from the compilation, ASMR edit and ASMR loop videos (all of which I know to be doctored and therefore will discount) there are these:

Abdominal Examination

This is a sensible length at five minutes thirteen seconds.

Cardiovascular Examination

This one is five minutes six seconds.

I think Hollie may have my favourite ASMR voice of the videos I have covered so far.

Diabetic Foot Examination

Three minutes twenty five seconds in length.

A repeating theme in these is that the “patient” appears either petrified or completely distracted. I’m not sure what they could have said to them to get them in this state. Hollie seems the ideal medical person – professional and relaxing. But for the people in these videos it does not appear to be working.

Lymph Gland Examination

Three minutes fourteen seconds in length. And given the comments I’d say a number of people find Hollie’s voice to be relaxing.

Respiratory Examination

Five minutes thirty four seconds in length. The more I listen the more I think this set of videos is a great find ASMR-wise.

Upper Limb Neuro

This last set seem all to have been posted eleven years ago. I think we can assume that Hollie Berry does (or did) exist and probably made a set of videos for the Manchester Medical Schools a decade or so ago. They’ve moved on and taken down her videos subsequently but Aidan has preserved them for some reason.

Why Hollie should disappear altogether at that point is anybody’s guess but a set of six short videos is all we have of the greatest ASMR voice I have so far discovered. A great shame.

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Sleeping with ASMR

In my opinion the first of these is the best in terms of ASMR-i-ness (if such a term could be said to exist). Yet again a change of direction as we look away from standard medical examinations and move to eye-related exams instead.

The channel comes from the Moran Eye Centre at the University of Utah.

Moran CORE (for such is the channel) provide a number of ophthalmic-related videos, but the best from an ASMR perspective is this one:

The Neuro-ophthalmology Exam: Neuro

The key to this I think is probably the interactions between Judith Warner, ophthalmologist and the “patient” Megan (who turns up in other videos in the series). Megan seems to have the most naturally restful voice here I think.

Moran CORE has so many videos that I gave up counting them and so it is critical to limit the videos that I present here. (Both for my typing fingers and your no doubt tired eyes).

Sadly Moran CORE does not present any helpful playlists that include this particular video so the obvious approach is to filter on videos “starring” the same ophthalmologist or featuring the same “patient” (Megan).

What leaps out scanning the videos is that a number of them feature the same “patient”.

Sticking to videos initially that feature the same “patient” we have this one:

The Orbital Exam

Which is with Tom Oberg instead of Judith Warner. Tom actually has a good voice ASMR-wise but again Megan’s is better. The approach is calm and de-stressing. Both Tom and Judith have been encouraging and patient – the kind of person that you want if someone is going to be examining you.

The Ophthalmic Exam: Retina and Posterior Segment

This is with Andrew Davis, who is technically brilliant I’m sure, but sadly does not have a great voice for ASMR. In this one Megan seems to say very little. So it’s a washout for us sadly and will not be added to the playlist.

The Neuro-ophthalmology Exam: Pupils; Color; Eye Movements; Prism

This is Laura Hanson with the “patient” Megan again. Laura doesn’t have the greatest ASMR voice but Megan here gets more of a speaking role which compensates to an extent.

However as before I do not think this makes the grade for the playlist.

Indirect Ophthalmoscopy with Scleral Depression

This is James Zimmerman with Megan. James’ voice is actually quite good here. But I don’t think it is going to be good enough sadly. This isn’t going to make the grade for the playlist.

How to Instill Topical Anesthetics

Lloyd B Williams with Megan. Lloyd also has a good voice. But again I don’t think this one will graduate to the playlist.

The Neuro-ophthalmology Exam: Eyelids

Laura Hanson again, as far as I can tell the last video featuring Megan and so the last of this blog item. This is slightly better than the earlier Laura video I think. However I still don’t think it is going to make the playlist.

Filtering the videos by the “patient” is an arbitrary method for limiting the videos. However Moran CORE has so many videos and they are so varied that I suspect we will be mining this resource in the future.

The Moran CORE Playlist is here:

The playlist of all videos so far covered in this blog is here:

I hope that you find them restful.

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