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Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 2/12/2008 8:04:25 PM

ZechsMerquis

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Hi, I have recently bought a e-stim unit, I havent used it yet, on ither me or the sub, but I have read some horror stories on the web about males having issues with them such things as prostitis from electrical play. Basically I`m asking what is a way to avoid this, and what is the safest way to use the device??? I have read about them alot and have been curious and I finally broke down and bought one. Thanks for the input!

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 2/12/2008 8:47:35 PM

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For play, I use TENS Units on inner thighs, nipples, and buttocks. I stay clear of the neck and head. Though I've seen and heard genital playing being fine, I just don't see myself taking that risk. I also pay attention to the actions of my sub. Body gestures tell me when enough is enough. Bondage is a good thing to aviod a muscle spasim that might get you kicked in the groin.

I've never seen a TENS Unit burn flesh, but if you smell something funny, I'd turn the device off. Some TENS Units can be deffective.

Play with the nobs and dials. That's how you'll figure your Hrtz, Watts, Volts, and pulse rhthems. Once I figure out what nobs do what, I normally work out a routine of light to hard and back to soft. Once you get that down, you can orchistrate different orders of on, off, High, Low, Right side only, left side only, and such.

I perfer the clips on or tweaser leads wires versus the snap ons. This way, I can have multiple electrode pads on my sub and easly switch the leads to other sites.

This sort of electrical play usually leads to muscle sorness the following day. If feeling nice, go ahead a give a massage as needed.

When done, make sure the TENS Unit is completely off. Also besure to reomove all electrode pads to aviod skin inrritations.

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 4/10/2008 11:59:46 AM

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Can anyone direct me to a site on electrical play with a tens unit, know of a sub who had her nipples and clit hooked up, said made her nipples tingle, but nothing on clit altho some subs get off on it, but haven't gotten answer back on how to do it, have a new sub has tens unit wants to try it out. Tanks

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 4/10/2008 7:59:42 PM

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i'm one of those weird people that gets pain from using the TENS unit, so i'm a bit shy of any kind of electrical play. my Owner wants to experiement and show me it doesn't have to be painful, but he knows it's a real fear so he doesn't push the issue.

Just be careful if you use it on someone who's new to it. It can cause some real mental harm if you persist in it and it's torture to them. Then again, the person helping me explore the matter in the first place didn't care much for my welbeing. Didn't stick around long!

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 4/10/2008 10:15:06 PM

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TENS can be VERY painful. I own my own that I got for my back. I've played with it to see how much I could handle, fuck that thing can hurt and it runs off a 9volt battery.

I wouldn't let someone else touch me with one without them first doing it to themselves. And even then I'd be very cautious. That's just me, and I have enough pain in my life from a bad back.

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 4/11/2008 12:55:54 AM

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You might want to read Uncle Abdul's book, Juice. There is also quite a lot on TENS play in Greenery Press' High Tech Toys

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 4/11/2008 5:30:04 PM

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As an offshoot of this thread, what cautions should be taken with a violet wand. I used one several years ago, but don't really know much about them.

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 4/15/2008 10:12:47 AM

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ORIGINAL: DDraigeuraid

As an offshoot of this thread, what cautions should be taken with a violet wand. I used one several years ago, but don't really know much about them.

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To help out with this I'm going to post part of the violet wand segment of The Loving Dominant. Since this is copyrighted material, please do not repost or distribute this.

Also, one toy gets to break all the rules, except you should not use it on anyone with a pacemaker. The violet wand plugs into the wall and can safely used almost all over the body. It was originally manufactured at the beginning of the previous century as a medical device which claimed to cure everything from gout to impotence. It didn’t cure anything, but hurt just enough so people felt it must be good for them. Fortunately, it is still being manufactured. It can often be located in barber supply stores where its overt purpose is to give "stimulating scalp massages." (Let's not tell them, shall we.)
Because it uses exceptionally high frequency electricity that it doesn't enter the body cavity and should presents no danger to the heart. You can use it everywhere on the body except the eyes. Because the output is directed through a gas filled tube, there is no danger if the unit shorts out because the glass won’t transmit the lower frequency electricity of the line current.
The machine consists of a plastic tube, about a foot long and two inches in diameter, containing a Telsa coil. One end has the power cord and an adjustment knob and the other has a cylindrical opening into which attachments can be inserted. As noted above, many of the attachments are hollow glass tubs which glow bluish violet and give it its name. When these attachments are brought near anything, a spark will jump to the object. The effect is like that from walking across a nylon rug with rubber shoes during dry weather and touching a door knob.
The spark is relatively harmless. With some people, it can produce a tiny burn, particularly if the electrode is held over one place for a while, and because the output can be rich in ultraviolet, the skin can become slightly sunburned. It easily penetrates clothing, a convenient feature when one is playing in a club where nudity is forbidden. Also, if the cloth contains metallic fibers, the current will run along them, spreading the shock and making the fibers twinkle like tiny lightening bolts. A small warning: twice in all the years I’ve been playing with wands, I’ve had the submissive’s clothing catch fire. In both cases, she was wearing a fuzzy material like alpaca and had been a heavy user of hair spray which might have gotten on the sweater (heavily sprayed hair is also a risk). Neither incident caused any serious damage, but they’ve caused me to shy away from using wands near this kind of material (and for the ladies in question to shy away from me).

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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 7/24/2008 1:20:00 PM

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My experience with tens units is limited but that is from caution. My first recommendation is to use it on yourself. Get to know what it does. Next realize that electricity follows the path of least resistance not a straight line. When applied to the skin the currrent will penetrate the outer layers and then flow along the inner layers. When apllied internally or to a "wet" area the current may flow into the body core. Something I have tried recently is to put one electrode on my partner and one on the back of my hand. It makes for a very interesting massage, gives you instant feedback of it's effect and calms the fears of my partner. I would like to hear more from others.
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RE: Electro Stimulation tens or other e stim unit saftey - 7/24/2008 6:42:44 PM

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My first dom used a tens on my nips and i loved it, but he let me control the intensity. On another thread about them someone warned not to let the circuit cross your heart, like putting leads on both nips at the same time, so we quit doing that, but never had a problem when we did.

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