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In the "good old days" before penicillin, gonorrhea was much more difficult to cure and many times left scar tissue behind, causing "strictures" which partially or completely closed off the urethra, making urination difficult if not impossible. Some benevolent medicos (Drs. VanBuren and Dittel, to name two), seeking methods to relieve this problem, designed instruments to be inserted into the urethra to locate the stricture and literally stretch it open to allow the passage of urine. Thus was born the urethral "sound" which takes it name from the Latin subordinate, to submerge to measure the depth of. This is the same "sound" as used in the term "sound the depths," where the depth of a body of water is measured with a weighted line. Probably the most common urethral sound is the VanBuren as shown in the illustration. It has a ninety-degree curve at the end and approximates the geography of the urethra when the penis is extended from the body eliminating the lower portion of the "S" curve. When properly positioned, the end of the sound rests in the vicinity of the prostate, and subtle manipulations can result in very pleasurable sensations. Sounds are best inserted with the bottom supine (lying down on his back). The penis must be soft for a VanBuren sound to be inserted. The sound must be sterile and lubricated with a sterile, water-soluble lubricant such as KY or Surgilube from a fresh tube or packet. Sounds are never pushed or in any way forced into the urethra. The tip is placed at the well-lubricated urethral meatus and allowed to fall by its own weight. One hand should guide the sound from the handle end, and the other should gently hold the soft penis, guiding it up and over the lubricated sound. The plane of the handle is perpendicular to the plane of the curve. Examine the sound carefully before you insert it, and become completely familiar with its shape, as the location and position of the handle will allow you to know where the curve of the other end is. Using your knowledge of the shape of the sound, and your knowledge of human anatomy gained from the anatomical cross-section included with this article, the sound can be gently guided into place until it rests comfortably in position. At one point, just internal to the base of the penis, the urethra passes through an opening in the muscle layers supporting the lower abdomen. Until you are aware of just where this opening is, there maybe a little difficulty in finding it. The imperative is never to apply pressure! You want to find the existing opening, not create a new one. If the handle of the sound is not finding position perpendicular to the long axis of the body, something is not right. Withdraw a bit, elevate the penis slightly and try again. Once any sound is in place, it must be supported carefully either by the person inserted it or the person in whom it is inserted. Sounds are quite heavy and more weight is outside the opening in the muscle wall mentioned above than is inside. With the muscle wall serving as a fulcrum, the sound can literally fall over and could possibly cause internal damage. Once in place, very gentle and limited movement can be very erotic. Tapping the handle of the sound with a metal object or using s small vibrator, can drive them wild. The sound can also be used as an electrical contact if one is experienced in electro-torture. Some bottoms become orgasmic at even the thought of connecting a Relax-Acizor (or other electro-stimulator) between a VanBuren sound and an appropriate metal butt-plug, placing the shortest route for an electrical current directly across the prostate. If the bottom has an erection, forget about getting a VanBuren sound in, and if he gets an erection while it's in, forget about taking it out until the erection subsides. These problems are not as important with catheters. Dittel sounds are straight as opposed to curved. They can be inserted in much the same way as VanBuren sounds. The angle of the penis will be different. Remember that a sound is a rigid metal rod. It makes the urethra conform to the sound whereas a catheter which is relatively soft latex will conform to the shape of the urethra. It's probably even more important with the Dittel sound that no pressure be applied, as such pressure would be exerted directly on the tip of the sound where the area is smallest. An exception to the rule that nothing should be inserted into the urethra which wasn't manufactured expressly for the purpose of urethral insertion may he made for "Hegar' and "Pratt" uterine dilators. (There are our good old doctors again who got an idea for an instrument, persuaded some company to manufacture it, and collected royalties for the rest of their lives.) These are medical instruments intended for dilating the cervix, the opening of the uterus. Since they are meant for insertion into a body cavity they are free of roughness and/or sharp edges. They have a very slight "S" shape and are double-ended, usually one code step larger or smaller than the other end. Because they have the slight curve they can usually be rotated gently in place while inserted. Again, never insert into erect penis! Uterine dilator are not always calibrated according to the French scale mentioned above. Hegars (about 7 inches and hollow with closed ends) are calibrated in mm diameter. Pratt dilators (about 11 inches and solid metal, thus heavier) are calibrated in French sizes. Multiply the Hegar size by 3 to get the approximate Pratt size. Some other dilators appear to be calibrated in systems make no sense at all except to the person who developed it. The French scale at the end of this article will help in matching other systems up to the French scale. Dilators are sold singly or in sets of 8 (in a small case) and are double ended. Sounds are sold singly–almost never in sets–and are single ended. Sounds are more expensive. Beware when someone tells you they want to sell you a SET of SOUNDS–remember the above.
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