Why Noisy Sex Is Often Better Sex

What does it sound like when you have sex? Is there any dirty talk? What about panting, moaning, and/or grunting? While people vary in their personal preferences for erotic sounds (both hearing them and making them), research shows that, on average, people tend to find noisier sex to be more arousing.

Noise is often part of our sexual fantasies, too. In fact, in the survey of more than 4,000 Americans’ sex fantasies that formed the basis for my book Tell Me What You Want, I found that 9 in 10 people reported having fantasies that involved dirty talk.

So how can dirty talk and other erotic noises enhance sex? Check out the video below to learn more about what research in this area has found.

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Video Created by: Katie Adams