asphyxiophilia


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

asphyxiophilia

(as-fik?se-o-fil'e-a) Dependence on self-strangulation for production of cerebral hypoxia. This act may intensify enjoyment of orgasm, but if continued too long may result in death. See: autoerotic hypoxia