> # Re: Extra Sensitive Head

> Written by Bob at 22 Jan 2000 16:31:45:

> As an answer to: Re: Extra Sensitive Head written by Roxane at 22 Jan 2000 01:20:50:

> personal letter obviously intended for forum - forwarded by admin

> Joe, one thing you haven't said is, whether your
> foreskin will remain retracted when you push it back
> behind the glans. If it will, you might try leaving
> it back (retracted) for a day or two which ought to
> promote some desensitization of the glans. Of course
> you will need to avoid touching the exposed glans
> (probably including sleeping on it!) until it becomes
> less sensitive; it may help to wrap it in gauze which
> will allow it to dry out to some degree but will
> protect it from further contact with clothing or any
> other type of touching. You might find that keeping
> the foreskin permanently retracted will keep things as
> you like them, as well as promoting cleanliness. (It's
> interesting that many opponents of circumcision
> deplore what they consider to be a resultant loss of
> sensitivity, while your current problem appears to be
> just the opposite.) On the other hand, if your
> foreskin can not be kept retracted on its own, you
> might try pushing it all the way back and taping it so
> it stays in that position, and keeping it exposed to
> the air until it becomes a little less sensitive
> (probably a couple of days; you can determine for
> yourself when the desired degree of insensitivity is
> reached). Another idea, which Robin Stuart suggested
> some time back, is to soak the penis (with glans
> uncovered)in a Nescafe jar that contains warm water
> for some minutes. He also was looking for a magic
> ingredient to add to the water to promote
> keritanisation (development of protective covering
> tissue): I suggest strong tea which contains tannins
> & thus may promote thickening of the glans's covering
> membrane. If you do this, however, it is important to
> rinse all the tea away and dry the glans carefully
> before you return the foreskin to its forward
> position. I don't think you would want to trap any
> chemical substance, including tannin-containing tea,
> under the foreskin next to the glans.
> I think your advice re stretching the foreskin until
> it can be easily retracted is well-conceived & ought
> to be followed by any man or boy who has trouble with
> phimosis: in my opinion (shared by many!) it is not a
> good thing to have a tight, unretractible foreskin
> covering the glans at all times & thus permitting dirt
> to be trapped where it can not easily be removed.
> Penile cancer is admittedly a rare disease but
> anything that could promote it (like a chronically
> dirty glans) ought to be avoided. (That's not scare
> talk, just good sense!)
> You've already done the hard work in loosening up your
> tight foreskin so it's retractible. It ought to be
> possible now to solve your sensitivity problem with a
> minimum of hassle. Good luck in ending it! Bob.
> P.S. Judging from recent correspondence, problems of
> the sort you've dealt with seem to be common: perhaps
> the forum can be helpful to a good many people by
> spreading helpful information about how to solve them
> with minimal (or no) surgical intervention. RJK.

> >
> > Subject: Extra Sensetive Head
> > messages/199.htm
> >
> > Name: Joe
> > Email:
> > Text: I've had phimosis all my life (18 years)
> > and recently I have done some stretching excercises
> > with the aid of Astroglide lubricant. It has worked
> > wonders, now I can actually see the entire penis
> > head when flaccid. The problem is that, having not
> > touched it up until the last month, it is VERY
> > sensetive, not so much when I touch it, but when I
> > remove the finger I get a slight sting, and this is
> > with lubricant. when I touchit without it, it just
> > plain hurts. Is there anything I can do aside from
> > slightly touching it every day?

> Answers:

> - Re: Extra Sensitive Head Hal 1/17/2001 21:00 (0)
> - Re: Extra Sensitive Head robin 1/22/2000 19:12 (1)
>   - Extra Sensitive Head Anonymous 9/24/2000 19:44 (0)

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