Autoerotic asphyxia is achieved usually by hanging, strangulation, or suffocation. The lack of oxygen provides light-headedness, which allegedly magnifies sexual experience. More women than ever before are dying from “breath control play,” believing orgasm is easier to achieve through asphyxia. Strangulation used to heighten sex is not new: References are found in medieval European documents and ancient Oriental sex guides; and it was commonly practiced by Inuits and Yaghan Indians. Nowadays, simple neck restriction has been supplemented with drugs, stomach and chest squeezing, and even electrocution. In 2003, eight women died hanging naked from an electric rope contraption—which came with extra padding to prevent neck bruises or chafing—that was sold in exotic boutiques. (The self-rescue precautions were ignored.)
Officially, 1,214 people (predominately adolescent males) died in 2004 attempting to constrict the blood flow to the brain during sexual activities. Even with more than one thousand known deaths, the number is probably much higher; masturbation asphyxiation is underreported because of the embarrassment of relatives.
- SHRINK WRAP - Cellophane and plastic sheathing, a procedure called “cocooning,” is now a favorite method to restrict airflow for optimal sexual experience. But it can be deadly. In 2002, a man in Portland, Maine, enclosed his body in plastic. He fashioned his cocoon with an airway using a small diver’s snorkel. While engaging in masturbation, his teeth lost their grip on the snorkel mouthpiece and he died. When he was discovered, it was apparent he had made unsuccessful attempts to slice himself free with a knife.
(Source: finalexits)