It’s no secret that sleep ASMR is somewhat effective at helping people fall asleep. But the question does arise whether it should be switched off once you have fallen asleep. My daughter used to find that once she fell asleep, she’d sometimes be woken right back up by pesky ads playing and totally disturbing her rhythm. In that sense, it might not be a great idea to have the videos playing. YouTube Premium would fix this, but of course not everyone can afford it.

In terms of health implications, I don’t think there are any significant adverse affects otherwise. It doesn’t worsen existing insomnia. It might make you more reliant on sleep ASMR, but that’s more on the individual to manage than an addiction itself.

Do you have any videos that you use to fall asleep – and stay asleep? Here’s some of my favorite ones below.