How Vibration Patterns Work — and How to Use Them Intentionally

Vibration patterns exist for a reason — but most people never figure out how to use them well. Here's exactly what each pattern does and when to reach for it.

Most vibrators ship with somewhere between five and thirty vibration patterns. Most people use two of them: the lowest steady setting while they’re finding their position, and the highest steady setting once they’re there. The patterns in between — the pulses, waves, escalating rhythms — get cycled through once or twice and quietly ignored thereafter.

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