Stretch!

Sounding or urethral sounding is the medical use of probes called sounds to increase the inner diameter of the urethra and to locate obstructions in it. Sounds are also used to stretch the urethra in order to receive piercing.

Urethral sounding and urethral play are also used to refer to this practice in a sexual context.

Urethral play can involve the introduction of either soft or rigid items into the meatus of the penis (as well as farther in). Objects such as sounds are usually only inserted about halfway into the glans and can usually be easily retrieved. Other toys and items, such as catheters, may be introduced deeper (in some cases even into the bladder). Some items may even be allowed to curl several times or expand within the bladder. This action in the male may be directly or indirectly associated with stimulation of the prostate gland and some types of bladder control.

Here's a woman getting sounded. It looks kind of funny, like it's just sprouting out of nowhere.

And here's a man about to get sounded. It's all medical and everything. Despite the vibrating sound (which I've heard are really bad for you.)

So. Sounding. I was really curious about sounds when I first heard about them...I don't remember how. Probably looking around at sex toy websites. Anyway. I was originally curious about using them on Strange. Because I dislike things going into my cooch so much, I figured that sounding would be about the same. I think I may have used my pinkie or something on Strange a few times before we got our set of sounds (which looks like the one in the picture at the top), and she didn't enjoy it too much, but I still wanted to try. So we ordered some sounds. I tried them on Strange, and she still didn't like it all that much. I did some more reading, and learned that they're for stretching the urethra. This made something click in my head, somehow. We also discovered that the trick with sounds is to NOT push them. At all. Once you have the tip in, just let gravity do its job and let the sound slide down the urethra. Pushing will just hurt; gravity will follow the curves naturally and without pain.

Now, there is a lot of information out there about how dangerous sounds can be, and I don't disagree. I've had bladder infections (not from sounding) and they massively suck. I can only imagine that things get exponentially worse from there as surgery and things get involved, never mind the shame factor. But I'm not going to get into sounding safety here. You can always look it up on your own.

I'm going to talk about how it feels. And it feels good. The first few times, of course, can have some ouchness as you get used to getting the sound in properly and things like that. A friend of ours mentioned that he likes sounding, but that it always burns when he pees for a few days. I seem to remember this the first few times, but it doesn't happen for me anymore, even when I go a long time between soundings. Now, the most I seem to get is a pleasant kind of pressure down there--kind of a mild ache,that doesn't really hurt, just reminds.

Sounding's not something I'd do every day, or even every week. But oh man. The feeling of being diddled with something in your bladder and your ass...now that's ownership. That's fullness. Even the sound alone is an amazing feeling, and it really requires you to let go, relax, and just be aware and go with it. It's like the next step after anal, for me, anyway.

A speculum (Latin for "mirror")

(plural specula or speculums) is a medical tool for investigating body cavities, with a form dependent on the body cavity for which it is designed.

Vaginal and anal specula are also sometimes used as sex toys, but this is uncommon.

That's too bad that it's apparently "uncommon", because speculums feel fucking great, as well. Another toy that I love that I don't play with often enough. Again, it's not something I would want to do every day, but it's definitely wonderful from time to time. A great toy for any medical scene (and everyone needs more of those), or just for shits and giggles--I guarantee both.

Something I really like about speculums is that they can be used to stretch an orifice, which I enjoy the feeling and thought of, but you have more control over the expansion than, say, an inflatable toy. Inflatable toys go from size to size in big jumps, and sometimes the interval is too much, so it hurts. Speculums, however, can be adjusted in very small, controlled increments.

Our sound came like this, with three prongs. Unless you are into serious anal pain, try this: take the third prong off, leaving on the top two! Otherwise, the third prong sticks out a bit, and loves to catch your delicate anal flesh. It's quite easy to do: you just loosen the knob shown in the picture (the bottom one), remove the third prong, and put the knob back.

Another thing I love about them (once you've removed the third prong as mentioned above) is that there's a tempting space between the prongs where flesh is revealed. Just the right size for a finger. This feels amazing. I'm not sure about a guy, but I know for me, this offers perfect access to my girlstate (like a prostate. Maybe I should call it negstate?), so it feels heavenly.