Medical Concerns of Using Vibrators

Some people wonder if using vibrators can harm them. Getting information on sex toys is usually difficult. Sometimes you can ask questions but rarely do you get trustworthy answers. Harm can of course come from inserting a vibrator that is too thick or from pushing one in too far, but are there more hidden dangers?

Here are some tips about the medical concern of using vibrators.

It has been questioned if the vibration from the vibrator can desensitize the user.

It seems the answer to it is yes but unlikely. Rather than the harm caused to fingers when using vibrating tools throughout ones working life, prolonged exposure to strong enough vibrations can deaden the nerves in the erogenous zones too. However, the amount of exposure is the key. Very few people will use vibrators so much that such an effect will be noticed. Maybe some people are more sensitive than others are and if you suffer from any sort of nerve problems then it would be a good idea to get medical advice.

If you are concerned if the use of a vibrator make having pleasure other ways more difficult, that is based on both psychological difficulties and neutral pathway changes.

Some people may find that they get such strong pleasure with vibarator that they prefer vibrators induced to any pleasure achieved in other ways. This could lead them to find it more difficult to pleasure without a vibrator than they did before. This effect could be caused by psychological expectations and even the training of the nerve pathways to respond more strongly to vibration rather than touchstroking. In rare cases, the reward of strong pleasure may result in obsessive behavior.

Despite these possibilities, problems for most people are unlikely. It is best to try to keep variety in your sex life and even increase that variety. In taking effort to do this you are unlikely to be trapped into having to use a vibrator.

There are also many people, particularly women who find achieving pleasure very difficult to start with and often it is only by using a vibrator that they can have one.

Materials: Vibrators and dildos are made using a wide variety of materials. The common materials are silicone, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), latex, glass, acrylic and various others from hard plastic. Because sex toys are usually sold as ‘novelty products’ they are generally not covered by any sex toy specific regulations. Of these materials, none is considered particularly harmful especially as sextoys are normally used only on an occasional basis.

However, there are some concerns for the additives used in making PVC soft and pliable-phthalates. These chemicals are known to be significantly harmful and there are suggestions they can and do leach out of the PVC. It is advisable to use sex toys not made out of PVC where they will be used for long periods of time, for instance bull plug or a harness toy that is to be worn for extended periods.

It is also necessary to take care if you are susceptible to allergic reactions. Finally, there is the question of hygiene. If you do not share your sex toys then the risk of problems is low.