Comments on: Dr. Kate: Bad Vibrations http://www.emandlo.com/2009/03/dr-kate-bad-vibrations/ Your daily dose of advice, news, and stories about sex, love, and other important stuff. No yoga mat required. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seks shop http://www.emandlo.com/2009/03/dr-kate-bad-vibrations/comment-page-1/#comment-3818 seks shop Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:43:44 +0000 http://www.emandlo.com/?p=2164#comment-3818 I think it’s because another consequence of vibrator’s “novelty” designation is that there’s usually not a lot of effort put into ergonomics. I think it’s because another consequence of vibrator’s “novelty” designation is that there’s usually not a lot of effort put into ergonomics.

]]> By: livia http://www.emandlo.com/2009/03/dr-kate-bad-vibrations/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 livia Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:34:43 +0000 http://www.emandlo.com/?p=2164#comment-1655 Better quality vibrators tend to have included warnings about how long a time they should operate. Some of these probably pertain to the potential vibrations for the hand to endure and others regarding overheating. Some vibrators become more prone to overheating as they are wearing down. When I started to use some and had fallen asleep I found I had areas of over heated redness. Other cheaper ones probably meant more as a novelty toy had caused temporary nerve irritation to the hand if used too long. The solutions have been simply to keep a vibrator on for less time and get on with finding areas it is an effective adjunct to reaching an orgasm. Finally you need to put some effort in via being aroused and manipulating it through it's use. Just assuming it is a matter of picking up the vibrator and switching it on without any mental effort in creating arousal could mean that it would be used too long and too hard causing damage by the time one orgasmed. Better quality vibrators tend to have included warnings about how long a time they should operate. Some of these probably pertain to the potential vibrations for the hand to endure and others regarding overheating. Some vibrators become more prone to overheating as they are wearing down. When I started to use some and had fallen asleep I found I had areas of over heated redness. Other cheaper ones probably meant more as a novelty toy had caused temporary nerve irritation to the hand if used too long. The solutions have been simply to keep a vibrator on for less time and get on with finding areas it is an effective adjunct to reaching an orgasm. Finally you need to put some effort in via being aroused and manipulating it through it’s use. Just assuming it is a matter of picking up the vibrator and switching it on without any mental effort in creating arousal could mean that it would be used too long and too hard causing damage by the time one orgasmed.

]]> By: figleaf http://www.emandlo.com/2009/03/dr-kate-bad-vibrations/comment-page-1/#comment-1550 figleaf Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:24:35 +0000 http://www.emandlo.com/?p=2164#comment-1550 Something else to consider: I read a lot of sex blogs and one thing that comes up a couple of times a year is hand and wrist problems. I think it's because another consequence of vibrator's "novelty" designation is that there's usually not a lot of effort put into ergonomics. For instance rabbit-style vibrators that are at least theoretically designed for combined insertion and external vibration put the controls on the bottom so that they're hard to reach without really contorting your hand. And at least one big fan of Hitachi-style wands complains about numbness in her hand and arm from prolonged use. Some of the higher-end/boutique designers are conscientious about it but... the fact that they're high end prices a lot of potential users out of the market. figleaf Something else to consider: I read a lot of sex blogs and one thing that comes up a couple of times a year is hand and wrist problems. I think it’s because another consequence of vibrator’s “novelty” designation is that there’s usually not a lot of effort put into ergonomics. For instance rabbit-style vibrators that are at least theoretically designed for combined insertion and external vibration put the controls on the bottom so that they’re hard to reach without really contorting your hand. And at least one big fan of Hitachi-style wands complains about numbness in her hand and arm from prolonged use.

Some of the higher-end/boutique designers are conscientious about it but… the fact that they’re high end prices a lot of potential users out of the market.

figleaf

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