Basically I haven't used a tampon in years, however most of the time I did it didn't feel normal. As in I could still feel it, sometimes it would be even somewhat painful. I tried to get it in as far as I could but usually it didn't make much difference. I even tried the ones with an applicator but it didn't make much difference.

When I'm sufficiently sexually aroused sex is generally not painful, so I just wondered if anyone else has or has had a similar experience? It's strange to me because the problem has been there for as long as I started using tampons (so basically a long time ago) and it doesn't seem common.