Erotic asphyxiation
INTENTIONAL RESTRICTION OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN FOR SEXUAL AROUSAL
Autoerotic asphyxiation; Breathplay; Autoerotic asphyxia; Auto-erotic asphyxiation; Asphyxiophilia; Breath control play; Scarfing; Erotic strangulation; Erotic asyphxiation; Breathcontrol; Erotic asphyxia; Asphyxophilia; Hypoxyphilia; Asphyxiaphilia; Masturbation asphyxiation; Stranglebation; Autoerotic suffocation; Autoerotic accident; Autoerotic Asphyxiation; Autoerotic exfixiation; Autoerotic hypoxia; Terminal sex; Sexual asphyxiation; Asphixiophilia; Breath play; Auto-asphyxiate; Heavy breath play; Autoerotic asphyxiator; Erotic Asphyxiation; Gary Aldridge; Strangling (sexology); Strangling fetish
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. The term autoerotic asphyxiation is used when the act is done by a person to themselves.