Numbness from prolonged use of vibrator

Hello.

Has anyone developed nerve damage or persistent numbness from vibrator use?

If you have I would very much like to hear from you and what doctor you used and possible treatments you've heard of.

If you know of a a neurologist who specializes in nerve damage or pelvic neurology, or know a neurologist you really like, I would like to hear about that too.

It is a recognized phenomena for people working with hand held vibrating tools. Generally occuring in the hands.

I had a sexual dysfunction from using a high dosage of opioids. I started camming shortly after this. I also developed sexual ocd type problem. The result was that I used the vibrator for maybe 3 hours per day for a month, not continously, but maybe 30 minutes at the time. Then probably 1-1.5 hour per day for another month, then maybe 30 minutes per day (I tried to quit).

I got an issue with my left labia falling asleep shortly after having started using the vibe. After a while I also got a little burning sensation on the left side and a more permanent decreased sensitivity to touch on the left labia majoris. It feels a little bit like it's slightly fallen asleep at most times.

As I haven't gotten any explanation to my symptoms, I have wondered if it could be the vibrator usage. I did use it a little more on the left side, but not solely.

I have a lump under the skin next to my clit on the left side. It almost feels like a small lipoma, but I have no idea. It hasn't grown. It doesn't hurt.

I think it's probably permanent at this time (it's been around a year since I stopped using the vibe so much) if it's a nerve damage, so obviously it's not what I want, but at the same time since I have constant decreased sensitivity on the left side it makes me think of that. It's not completely numb fortunately.

I have never been told that this could happen, though I think most people wouldn't use it this much. Even after I got the numbness I was not told to stop using it.

I have also gotten a semi-permanent (long lasting) injury from something else (heating pads) after just a few days, which typically, according to official descriptions, occurs after years of exposure. This makes me feel like there might be exceptions to how quickly an injury can occur, even though this is obviously an entirely different issue. I was first told that it wasn't the heating pad, because they hadn't heard of that happening, before I got the diagnosis from a dermatologist and was told to quit using it.

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