Autoerotic asphyxiation is the act of intentionally cutting off blood supply to the brain in order to intensify sexual satisfaction or climax. Autoerotic asphyxiation is incredibly dangerous and can result in death.Nerve.com: The Science of Sex: Breathless (October 31, 2000)
Autoerotic asphyxiation is quite similar to the choking game that many youths partake in. However, autoerotic asphyxiation is done by the individual for sexual purposes versus for the high alone that is achieved through the choking game.
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Self-inflicted suffocation
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Practiced to heighten sexual pleasure
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2007
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Extremely dangerous
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Can result in death
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Similar to the choking game
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Sometimes mistaken for suicide
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Famous potential case
Some believe Michael Hutchence of INXS died of autoerotic asphyxiation rather than suicideNerve.com: The Science of Sex: Breathless (October 31, 2000)
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Possibly first recorded case
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When David Carradine was found dead, nude and hanging in a Bangkok hotel, sources reported it may have been due to auto erotic asphyxiation
