When I put my bib hanger on, my penis' head gets dark after a while

The darkening seems to be independent whether I attach the hanger to the weights or not, i.e. the head gets darker even if the hanger is only tightened. The darkening occurs after 5 to 10 minutes and increases progressively.
I wrap with thera band pretty loose, i.e. the band even folds/wrinkles a bit when the hanger is tightened

I know the blood flows in INSIDE the penis and flows out at the top of the shaft, through a vein located just below the foreskin.
Apparantely the the blood is hindered from flowing out, so that too much blood flows in, what causes the darkening.

I’m a PE and hanging newbie, doing 3x(15-20min) 5-7,5lb hanging and 15-20min jelqing a day. I’m an uncut guy as well.

Here my bunch of questions:

1. Have others experienced it?
2. The practical question: Am I tightening it too much? Or not enough?… What am I doing wrong?
3. Is there a RISK related to the darkening? Could tissue death occur? Or what else? What’s the real downside about it?
4. May my penis just get accustomed to the “hanging/PE” stress over time, so that the darkening effect will go away while I continue hanging. If the darkening is dangerous would it be a solution to shorten every set to the point there the darkening begins or becomes considerable, hoping that my penis will be able to take more and more over time?

Any constructive response is welcome, thank you very much in advance.

Tyler

Tyler,

>1. Have others experienced it?<

Surely.

>2. The practical question: Am I tightening it too much? Or not enough?… What am I doing wrong?<

A darker color is usually from an increase of blood pressure. Either your soft tissues are not condiitoned for the amount of weight you are hanging, or the wrap is too tight, considering the tightness of the hanger. A higher blood pressure is not as bad as no blood pressure, no blood flow. You did not mention temperature. If your head becomes cold, cut your set short.

>3. Is there a RISK related to the darkening? Could tissue death occur? Or what else? What’s the real downside about it?<

The downside is that you worry about it, which can be bad. I have never heard of tissue death while hanging from many guys that go through periods of a darkened head.

>4. May my penis just get accustomed to the “hanging/PE” stress over time, so that the darkening effect will go away while I continue hanging. If the darkening is dangerous would it be a solution to shorten every set to the point there the darkening begins or becomes considerable, hoping that my penis will be able to take more and more over time? <

All of your questions are good points. You can either drop back for a while, lowering your hanging weight, then move back up slower. Or, you can keep an eye on it, and continue to hang at your current weight. Once again, moniter not only the color, but the temp. A white or blue color is much worse than a dark color. The white or blue color indicates a complete lack of circulation. A dark color usually indicates higher blood pressure, but you probably are still getting significant circulation.

Never be afraid to cut a set short if your concern grows enough. Always limit set times to no more than twenty minutes. Further, your unit will be able to adapt and pump blood in and out better over time. However, usually a hanger will increase the stresses over this time, and the darkening may not go away completely.

Especially at the very high weights, I would have periods of hanging with a dark head. After a while, I never worried about it. But that was me. Do what you feel is right.

Bigger

Hi Bib,
thank you very much for your extensive response.

The head doesn’t get cold, at least not colder as the room temperature would make any member get cold when exposed uncovered. That is it’s temperature is just normal.

The darkening occurs after 5 to 10 minutes and is independent whether I have the weights attached to the tightened hanger or not! So it’s not a weight issue, at least for the light weights I am using (5 & 7,5lb).

The head never gets white or plain blue, just dark blue/violet.

The interesting thing is that even though the becomes dark and you deduced it signifies high pressure, it does not mean that the head grows and becomes big like it would explode… actually it can stay relatively flaccid, depending on the blood level I allowed before tightening the hanger. I always regulate the blood level inside the head before tightening by pressing the head a bit to make the blood escape.

Tyler,

This is pretty interesting.

>The head doesn’t get cold, at least not colder as the room temperature would make any member get cold when exposed uncovered. That is it’s temperature is just normal.<

That is odd. I would think the temp would lower with decreased circulation. You obviously have some fairly good blood flow, but perhaps some small amount of decreased return flow.

The interesting thing is that even though the becomes dark and you deduced it signifies high pressure, it does not mean that the head grows and becomes big like it would explode… actually it can stay relatively flaccid, depending on the blood level I allowed before tightening the hanger. I always regulate the blood level inside the head before tightening by pressing the head a bit to make the blood escape.<

The expanding head thing comes about from the closing off of the return vessels, located closer to the outer skin, without much reduction of incoming blood. The high blood pressure, dark color situation comes about from simply putting the blood under increased pressure, forcing it toward the skin. You situation does not seem to fit either case.

I would say you need to continue to explore wrapping options, trying to get the wrap as loose as possible, and then see if over time, your tissues adapt to the stress (even hanger attachment). Keep us updated on how you react.

Bigger