Sounding
High-risk practicesAlso known as: urethral sounding, urethral sounds
Sounding is the insertion of sterile instruments into the urethra for erotic purposes: a high-risk practice that requires specific training in hygiene and health safety.
Sounding involves inserting smooth instruments, originally designed for medical use, into the urethra for stimulation. It’s practised by people of any gender and is often linked to clinical play, but it’s a practice in its own right, considered high-risk.
Why people enjoy it
The urethra is a very sensitive and little-explored area: people who practise sounding describe intense sensations quite unlike any they know. The mental side also counts for a lot, made of focus, slowness, transgression and total trust, when a partner is doing it.
Safety
On this page you won’t find sizes, recommended materials or techniques: this is information that must be learned directly from professionals, not from a text. Here, instead, is why caution is needed:
- the urethra is a delicate environment, and any impurity can cause urinary infections, including serious ones;
- wrong movements or unsuitable instruments can cause internal injuries, bleeding and narrowing with lasting consequences;
- objects not designed for this use can break or get stuck.
That’s why it requires specific training in hygiene and health safety, with experienced people or healthcare professionals, the use of suitable sterile instruments, preferably single-use, sterile lubricant and an aseptic working technique. Never everyday objects, never force, never under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Consent
Specific, informed consent is needed, along with an honest understanding of the risks on both sides. Recent infections or urological problems are a good reason to give it up.