Back الولع بالاختناق Arabic Асфіксіяфілія Byelorussian Erotická asfyxie Czech Atemkontrolle German Ερωτική ασφυξία Greek Erota asfiksio Esperanto Asfixia erótica Spanish Asfixia erotiko Basque اختناق شهوانی Persian Hypoksifilia Finnish
Erotic asphyxiation (variously called asphyxiophilia, hypoxyphilia or breath control play) is the intentional restriction of oxygen to the brain for the purposes of sexual arousal. With a partner (or alone), the act often involves strangulation. The term autoerotic asphyxiation is used when the act is done by a person to themself. Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper.[1] Erotic asphyxiation can lead to accidental death due to asphyxia.
The erotic interest in asphyxiation is classified as a paraphilia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association.
- ^ Roberts, Chris (30 January 2012). Lost English: Words And Phrases That Have Vanished From Our Language. Michael O'Mara Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-1843172789.