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Vibration sensation in penis
For a couple of weeks, I have a vibrating sensation in the penis area. I first thought my cell phone may have started it since I have had it attached to my belt, on the vibrate status. I stopped doing this and still feel it. It is either a vibration or a sensation of filling up with liquid. No other symptoms are there. No pain in urination, no pain in sex, have been married for many years with one partner, and no urge to go to the bathroom. It happens randomly, and lasts for 3-6 seconds then goes away. It is irritating but not painful.
Any thoughts on this issue would be helpful.
Any thoughts on this issue would be helpful.
Well, I am glad I found this forum...I have had this weird buzzing vibration in my penis for about 5 days. Lasts for about 2 seconds, EVERY 5-7 seconds and is really hard to ignore at times, especially when just laying around relaxing. No pain, no other symptoms. It actually went away for 1 day and I jumped for joy...but was back the next day and has not stopped now for 2 days. I cant believe how many have posted here without any reconciliation or hint of a decent diagnosis...?!? Are we to suffer forever with this
" penis vibration syndrome?"
" penis vibration syndrome?"
I am a family physician who has had similar symptoms to those described in this forum. Vibration type sensation at the base and midsection of the penis (now) and in the past more to the right as if it was in the testicle. No associated symptoms of pain, discharge or any urinary difficulties. Like almost every other 50 year old I know (that is honest), I use the ED meds (levitra/cialis) intermittently. Onset of symptoms was around a year ago. Initially mild rhythmic vibrations that seemed to be worse in certain positions. Spontaneous resolution after several months and then re-occurring about one month ago with more intensity. I have had a fairly complete evaluation including negative urinalysis, normal routine bloodwork including normal PSA, and a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis two years ago for unrelated symptoms.
I have to admit that I have found all of the comments about the condition very interesting and quite reassuring. In the past my usual thinking process resulting from weird symptoms such as this has been to conclude that I am going to die. Hazard of the profession I guess. In this case the sensation I was having felt like a vascular problem given that it was rhythmic and that I could imagine it to be a turbulence (medical term "thrill") created by blood moving through a narrowed artery. This did not make a lot of sense since if a simple arterial obstruction was the cause why should I have not heard similar vibration reports from patients with advanced arteriosclerosis (blocked arteries). I cannot recall symptoms of vibration being described in my patients with carotid artery disease (neck) or iliac (pelvic) or femoral (upper leg) disease. In addition, I had normal pulses in both legs and groin with no bruits (sounds of turbulence). Can you see the obsession coming out yet?
Then I started thinking about other vascular problems such as aneurism (local enlargement or "dilation" of a blood vessel) and arteriovenous fistula (an abnormal tract from an artery to a vein). The fact that I do not have hypertension and two years ago had a normal CT of the abdomen and pelvis made the aneurism unlikely. As far as the arteriovenous fistula, I have no reason to have one and why did it start one year ago and then stop for an extended duration before starting again? What about cancer? Some cancers have significant blood supply and could produce a thrill. Given that if I had a large cancer in the pelvic region I would have expected other symptoms. Also again a negative CT within the last two years.
The reassuring thing from these posts is that no one has indicated that this symptom was ultimately found to be caused by a life threatening disease process (eg. cancer, aneurism). It is also reassuring to see that much younger men and women have had the same symptoms. They are obviously much less likely to have vascular problems or cancer.
The best explanation I have found on the posts has been the theory that the symptom has been caused by positional factors leading to nerve or muscle dysfunction locally. Various individuals have talked about excessive sitting, riding motorcycles and stationary bicycles and I have a new one to add. A year and a half ago I started working towards my private pilot's license. The position I sit in puts pressure in my perineal (between anus and scrotum) region and lets just say that there are times when I am quite tense. Recently (in October) I started flying a lot more, just before the symptoms started again. I had not flown from April to Sept due to a shoulder operation in April.
As far as the ideas about vitamins and prostatitis causing this symptom my opinion is that anything is possible but these have not been associations I have observed in over twenty years of practice.
It is always worth a trial of removing the potentially causative factor such as the vitamins and seeing if the symptom resolves. If it does try going back on the vitamins and see if it reoccurs. The same process should work when you are taking something such as over the counter magnesium or potassium. If the symptom clears up after taking the medication for awhile stop the medication and see if it recurs after stopping. Sometimes things just clear up on their own and it may not be associated with what we think has just worked. There is also the ever present placebo effect. Do not try experimenting with over the counter products if you are on other medications (such as blood pressure medicines) as it may create problems.
Anyways, I appreciate all of the work that individuals have made to try to understand this bothersome symptom. It has helped me.
My recommendations are that you should see your physician about the symptoms if they persist for more than two weeks. If they are associated with any other symptom such as urinary difficulties, pain, discharge etc. you need to be seen urgently. I do not think that your physician will have seen this complaint much. I haven't. It is obviously out there but not something very many people come to the physician for in my area. Therefore, in my opinion a complete exam including prostate and if female pelvic, urinalysis, CBC, CMP, PSA and in some situations an ultrasound of the lower abdomen and pelvis would be appropriate. I am going to get an ultrasound of the lower abdomen and pelvis if the symptom persists. It appears to be getting better just talking about it.
As far as treatment, you will have to try and see what works for you. I think that trying to alter your sitting position with or without the circular pillow, avoidance of activities that are thought to cause the problem are the only things I can reliably recommend. I am going to try some stretching exercises for the upper legs and groin region, buttock region and lower abs. As far as the flying, maybe another cushion but I'm not going to stop.
In the typical medicolegal jargon of the day, see a doctor if it does not get better and don't try anything I have recommended here without talking to your doctor. Sorry about the length of this post.
I have to admit that I have found all of the comments about the condition very interesting and quite reassuring. In the past my usual thinking process resulting from weird symptoms such as this has been to conclude that I am going to die. Hazard of the profession I guess. In this case the sensation I was having felt like a vascular problem given that it was rhythmic and that I could imagine it to be a turbulence (medical term "thrill") created by blood moving through a narrowed artery. This did not make a lot of sense since if a simple arterial obstruction was the cause why should I have not heard similar vibration reports from patients with advanced arteriosclerosis (blocked arteries). I cannot recall symptoms of vibration being described in my patients with carotid artery disease (neck) or iliac (pelvic) or femoral (upper leg) disease. In addition, I had normal pulses in both legs and groin with no bruits (sounds of turbulence). Can you see the obsession coming out yet?
Then I started thinking about other vascular problems such as aneurism (local enlargement or "dilation" of a blood vessel) and arteriovenous fistula (an abnormal tract from an artery to a vein). The fact that I do not have hypertension and two years ago had a normal CT of the abdomen and pelvis made the aneurism unlikely. As far as the arteriovenous fistula, I have no reason to have one and why did it start one year ago and then stop for an extended duration before starting again? What about cancer? Some cancers have significant blood supply and could produce a thrill. Given that if I had a large cancer in the pelvic region I would have expected other symptoms. Also again a negative CT within the last two years.
The reassuring thing from these posts is that no one has indicated that this symptom was ultimately found to be caused by a life threatening disease process (eg. cancer, aneurism). It is also reassuring to see that much younger men and women have had the same symptoms. They are obviously much less likely to have vascular problems or cancer.
The best explanation I have found on the posts has been the theory that the symptom has been caused by positional factors leading to nerve or muscle dysfunction locally. Various individuals have talked about excessive sitting, riding motorcycles and stationary bicycles and I have a new one to add. A year and a half ago I started working towards my private pilot's license. The position I sit in puts pressure in my perineal (between anus and scrotum) region and lets just say that there are times when I am quite tense. Recently (in October) I started flying a lot more, just before the symptoms started again. I had not flown from April to Sept due to a shoulder operation in April.
As far as the ideas about vitamins and prostatitis causing this symptom my opinion is that anything is possible but these have not been associations I have observed in over twenty years of practice.
It is always worth a trial of removing the potentially causative factor such as the vitamins and seeing if the symptom resolves. If it does try going back on the vitamins and see if it reoccurs. The same process should work when you are taking something such as over the counter magnesium or potassium. If the symptom clears up after taking the medication for awhile stop the medication and see if it recurs after stopping. Sometimes things just clear up on their own and it may not be associated with what we think has just worked. There is also the ever present placebo effect. Do not try experimenting with over the counter products if you are on other medications (such as blood pressure medicines) as it may create problems.
Anyways, I appreciate all of the work that individuals have made to try to understand this bothersome symptom. It has helped me.
My recommendations are that you should see your physician about the symptoms if they persist for more than two weeks. If they are associated with any other symptom such as urinary difficulties, pain, discharge etc. you need to be seen urgently. I do not think that your physician will have seen this complaint much. I haven't. It is obviously out there but not something very many people come to the physician for in my area. Therefore, in my opinion a complete exam including prostate and if female pelvic, urinalysis, CBC, CMP, PSA and in some situations an ultrasound of the lower abdomen and pelvis would be appropriate. I am going to get an ultrasound of the lower abdomen and pelvis if the symptom persists. It appears to be getting better just talking about it.
As far as treatment, you will have to try and see what works for you. I think that trying to alter your sitting position with or without the circular pillow, avoidance of activities that are thought to cause the problem are the only things I can reliably recommend. I am going to try some stretching exercises for the upper legs and groin region, buttock region and lower abs. As far as the flying, maybe another cushion but I'm not going to stop.
In the typical medicolegal jargon of the day, see a doctor if it does not get better and don't try anything I have recommended here without talking to your doctor. Sorry about the length of this post.
Had the same buzzing, vibration sensation at those in this post. I am healthy. Only med is Synthroid 125 mcg per day and Silver Centrum chewable vitamins for the past year or so. After reading some of the posts, I decided to stop the vitamin. After about 10 days the vibration stopped. Just one individual, but the worrisome abnormal sensation has disappeared.
It's unlikely that this condition is related to the prostate because I had my prostate removed one year ago (cancer). I started experiencing the vibrations a couple weeks ago. My urologist thinks "there are nerves still healing" from the robotic prostate surgery and that this could be the explanation. Similar to others on this forum, I exercise vigorously 4-5 times/week, and I've been drinking more caffeine and taking more vitamins than usual as a precaution against winter colds. I'm going to cut back on both and see what happens.
I used to get this vibration when I was younger and in better shape. I used to work out pretty hard and was very phisically active, running, lifting. I seem to recall it would happen if I hadnt had sex for a couple weeks and would go away when I was getting sex more regularly.
hi i have got it to im 21 like some of you it not painfull but pi,, me off
im strest to
i have one parter but i was think it might be
(thrush) just a thourt
might be wrong but i was thinking if it help some one you can get a table from the cemist there is a cheap one and an mover money one
thank
im strest to
i have one parter but i was think it might be
(thrush) just a thourt
might be wrong but i was thinking if it help some one you can get a table from the cemist there is a cheap one and an mover money one
thank
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