Is there a risk of asphyxiation from tea bagging?
There is always a minor risk of asphyxiation whenever one person inserts a body part into the mouth of another person, or covers the face of another person with their body. While not common, it has been known to happen. But that’s part of the thrill for the submissive partner: putting your life in the hands of another person, letting another person use your body as a sex object for their pleasure in which you face some degree of risk to yourself. While “tea bagging” is a relatively mild sexual activity as extreme sex play goes, a technique that D/s couples often use is a safe-word or hand gesture to indicate that the submissive is in distress. Another technique, if the submnissive is in a position that renders him/herself unable to speak or gesture, is for the submissive to hold a small object, such as a marble. Dropping the marble, intentionally or through passing out, is a sign that the submissive is in distress. Though while engaging in sexual activity, concentrating on holding a ma