Autoerotic Asphyxia

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autoerotic asphyxia

A form of sexual masochism in which oxygen flow to the brain is reduced, as by controlled strangulation or suffocation, in order to enhance the pleasure of masturbation.

Autoerotic Asphyxia

An activity predicated on the belief that when the carotid arteries and jugular veins are compressed, the effects on the cerebral circulation elicit sexual stimulation; transient ischemia does produce a sensation of lightheadedness and often a tingling sensation in the extremitites

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