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[[Electrical Play]] above the waist (mainly in the torso, but not exclusively) can interfere with the body's natural electrical impulses to the heart. All electrical players must be aware of this risk. Electrical play should be done with EXTREME care, or not done at all, to people with heart trouble and especially pacemakers!
[[File:DittelSound.jpg|thumb|right|Dittel Sound]]
[[File:HegarSounds.jpg|thumb|right|Hegar Sounds]]
[[File:PrattDilator.jpg|thumb|right|Pratt Dilator]]
[[File:Van_Buren_Sound-1.jpg|thumb|right|Van Buren Sound]]


A reader wrote in with the following clarification:
'''Sounds''' are smooth medical instruments designed to enlarge the urethra.  In a non-medical setting they are used both for urethral stretching, and (more commonly) for highly pleasurable stimulation. It's nothing like a urethral swab.


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Sounds need to be cleaned. They can pass disease from user to user if they are being shared. Even if they are not being shared, they can easily lead to bladder infections if not properly cleaned. Ideally, an autoclave should be used, but alternate cleaning includes 10% bleach solutions and pressure cookers.
"Actually, no actual 'electrical impulses' flow from the body to the heart that have anything to do with maintaining a heartbeat. The heart beats on its own (even for many hours if removed and kept in Ringers') and that heartbeat rhythm originates spontaneously from the pacemaker (sinoatrial node) which is part of the heart itself.
The danger from electrical currents passing through the thoracic region is that you will interrupt the communication between this natural pacemaker, the parts of the heart that communicate the signals around the heart, and the heart itself (because actually all of these will "beat" on their own, unfortunately at their own rhythms) causing the heart to beat and contract randomly in all odd directions in different parts (fibrillation), meaning it really can't pump anything at all (and that's not a true "heart attack" either).
As a point of interest, this is the principle defribrillators work on: contrary to popular opinion, they can't do a thing to re-start your heart. What they actually do stop it all at once, in the hope that your natural pacemaker will reassert control and get a regular heartbeat and contractions going again.


Not to be picky, but I wanted you to know so that if you feel like it you can change it to get the details correct (that it'll screw up the heart itself, not any kind of heart-brain connection) so that the rest of your highly valuable BMErisks won't be disregarded by someone who picks out this detail as incorrect and thinks the rest may be as well."
== Types of Sounds ==
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Urethral sounds come in a variety of styles, and are used in slightly different ways:


== Entries related to this risk ==
* '''Dittel sounds''' have a flat end and a rounded end.
* '''Hegar sounds''' have two rounded ends, are fairly short, and are mildly curved in shape. Hegar sounds are typically the least expensive sounds on the market, and a number of companies online (including [[BMEshop]]) sell them in full sets of eight for as little as $40 - $60. These sets usually consist of slightly curved double-ended sounds starting at small sizes suitable for beginners, right up to absolutely monstrous thumb-sized sounds, for those more experienced people. These sounds are the most safe and comfortable for the female anatomy.
* '''Henk sounds''' have a more pronounced curve at the ends, as well as a metal rib on each end.
* '''Pratt sounds''' are longer urethral dilators (double ended ones are usually almost a foot long) with rounded and slightly bent ends. Many men enjoy them for sounding.
* '''Van Buren sounds''' have a very pronounced curve at each end, specifically for the purpose of reaching the [[Bladder]].


* [[Electrical Play]]
== Jewelry ==
The body modification link to sounding is jewelry that incorporate sounds in them such as:
 
* [[Prince's Wand]]
* [[Pound Puppy]]
 
== See Also ==
* [[Transurethral]]
* [[Dolphin]]
* [[Subincision]]
* [[Urethra]]
* [[Meatotomy]]
* [[UTI]]
* [[Sounding]]

Latest revision as of 04:50, 17 September 2023

Dittel Sound
Hegar Sounds
Pratt Dilator
Van Buren Sound

Sounds are smooth medical instruments designed to enlarge the urethra. In a non-medical setting they are used both for urethral stretching, and (more commonly) for highly pleasurable stimulation. It's nothing like a urethral swab.

Sounds need to be cleaned. They can pass disease from user to user if they are being shared. Even if they are not being shared, they can easily lead to bladder infections if not properly cleaned. Ideally, an autoclave should be used, but alternate cleaning includes 10% bleach solutions and pressure cookers.

Types of Sounds

Urethral sounds come in a variety of styles, and are used in slightly different ways:

  • Dittel sounds have a flat end and a rounded end.
  • Hegar sounds have two rounded ends, are fairly short, and are mildly curved in shape. Hegar sounds are typically the least expensive sounds on the market, and a number of companies online (including BMEshop) sell them in full sets of eight for as little as $40 - $60. These sets usually consist of slightly curved double-ended sounds starting at small sizes suitable for beginners, right up to absolutely monstrous thumb-sized sounds, for those more experienced people. These sounds are the most safe and comfortable for the female anatomy.
  • Henk sounds have a more pronounced curve at the ends, as well as a metal rib on each end.
  • Pratt sounds are longer urethral dilators (double ended ones are usually almost a foot long) with rounded and slightly bent ends. Many men enjoy them for sounding.
  • Van Buren sounds have a very pronounced curve at each end, specifically for the purpose of reaching the Bladder.

Jewelry

The body modification link to sounding is jewelry that incorporate sounds in them such as:

See Also

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