b low ing ▁air ▁with ▁lips ), ▁and ▁te asing ▁with ▁a ▁fe ather , ▁flower ▁or ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁grass , ▁especially ▁when ▁the ▁person ▁is ▁tick lish ▁in ▁the ▁nav el . ▁F ing ering ▁the ▁nav el ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁common ▁act . ▁ ▁Some ▁prefer ▁to ▁perform ▁nav el ▁tort ure , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pain - inf lic ting ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁su ck ing ▁or ▁pulling ▁the ▁nav el ▁out ▁( o ften ▁with ▁a ▁s yr inge ), ▁dri pping ▁hot ▁oil ▁or ▁w ax ▁into ▁the ▁nav el , ▁pok ing ▁p ins ▁into ▁the ▁nav el , ▁and ▁st abb ing ▁the ▁nav el . ▁ ▁This ▁attention ▁is ▁usually ▁directed ▁at ▁a ▁partner ' s ▁nav el , ▁but ▁may ▁include ▁a ▁fix ation ▁on ▁the ▁fet ish ist ' s ▁own ▁nav el . ▁ ▁A ▁sex ▁worker ▁in ▁Turkey ▁stated ▁that ▁some ▁men ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁have ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁by ▁inserting ▁their ▁pen is ▁into ▁her ▁nav el . ▁ ▁View ing ▁and ▁fant as izing ▁activity ▁Some ▁nav el ▁fet ish ists ▁can ▁be ▁ar oused ▁by ▁view ing ▁a ▁nav el . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁heter osex ual ▁man , ▁women ▁in ▁b ik ini ▁is ▁one ▁such ▁example . ▁Also ▁women ▁dressed ▁in ▁low - r ise ▁cl othing ▁like ▁je ans , ▁short s ▁etc ., ▁that ▁reve als ▁the ▁nav el ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁sex ually ▁ar ous ing . ▁Indian ▁journalist ▁Bach