There is a stinging sensation when the glans penis is touched

Some men feel a stinging sensation when their glans is touched, so they come to the hospital to find the cause. After a series of examinations, it was diagnosed as glansitis, which is classified as "glans baldness" or "glans wind" in traditional Chinese medicine. This disease is usually caused by chronic inflammation and stimulation caused by excessive foreskin in men. In terms of treatment methods, Western medicine mainly focuses on anti-inflammatory and sterilization, and internal and external treatment. Men with excessive foreskin should consider circumcision.

1. What is the reason for the tingling sensation when the glans penis is touched?

According to the situation you are describing now, you should consider the symptoms of glansitis caused by excessive foreskin and chronic inflammatory stimulation. First of all, it is recommended that you wash your external genitalia every day, maintain local hygiene, and go to a professional urology and men's department for examination, and do bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test on the exfoliated cells on the glans, so that you can use targeted medication, which is safer and more reliable.

2. What is glansitis?

Balanitis refers to inflammation of the inner plate of the foreskin and the glans penis. A lipid substance secreted in the normal foreskin cavity can accumulate into smegma when the foreskin or phimosis occurs, which irritates the foreskin and glans penis and causes balanitis. Symptoms of balanitis include edema, exudation, erythema, and erosion. Secondary infection has purulent secretions, which are prone to ulceration and cause spontaneous pain. Since the occurrence of balanitis is basically due to the stimulation of local factors, topical medications should be the first choice for treatment. This disease belongs to the category of "penis scurf" and "penis wind" in traditional Chinese medicine.

3. How to treat glansitis

1. Treatment of symptoms: Keep the affected area clean and hygienic, and avoid all kinds of stimulation. Those with prepuce that is too long should undergo circumcision.

2. Local treatment: If the affected area shows erosion and exudation or purulent secretions, apply medicine or ointment to relieve symptoms.

3. Etiological treatment: Patients with clear etiology should be given corresponding drug treatment. For example, candidal glansitis can be treated with topical nystatin cream, clotrimazole, econazole, miconazole cream, or oral antifungal drugs. Trichomonal glansitis can be treated with metronidazole, tinidazole, and trichostatin. Amoebic glansitis can be treated with emetine, metronidazole, and tinidazole. If the spouse also suffers from candidal or trichomonal vaginitis, they should be treated at the same time. When using drugs to treat foreskin glansitis, if the inflammation has developed for a period of time, it is best to cooperate with infusion therapy to avoid further aggravation of the inflammation and cause erosion or pus. It should be noted that even if the condition of glansitis improves, it does not mean that the inflammation will not recur. Therefore, it is recommended that patients undergo negative circumcision if necessary, which can effectively prevent glans inflammation.