Ear piercings

[NowIsGood]

Has anyone had their rook pierced? I’d love to get that done

Excellent healer for me, no trouble at all and is hidden away, so there's never any knocks or snags!

 

[NowIsGood]

That sounds great, thank you! Now I just need to find the right earring. Did you get a bar or a hoop, steel/titanium/gold or…? I’ve read bars are preferable for this type of piercings.

I have my conch and got it done with a titanium barbell (got a lil gem in it to add some sass!) The initial one will be long (usually about 10mm), but once it's healed I downsized to 6mm and it fits perfect!
Just be aware if you wear glasses to try and position it so they don't keep knocking it!

 

[Bubble And Squeak]

This is my new addiction.. was always worried piercings would hurt to much then I got my nose done and didn’t find it sore, so went back a few weeks later and got my rook done, hurt like a bitch getting it done but not had any problems since! Also got 2 on each lobe. Going for helix and tragus next!

 

[HoGi]

Left ear - 3 lobe, tragus and daith
Right ear - 2 lobe, conch and forward helix

 

[Former_Antelopee]

Really craving a new ear piercing! Anyone heard of or have a faux snug (basically a high conch and mid helix to look like one bar)? I think they look really cool and are apparently much easier to heal than a regular one! Either that or a forward helix

Did you ever get a faux snug? This was another I was looking into but been put off as I've read the mid helix is difficult to heal/painful so I'm like is it much different to an actual snug. Plus I'd probably get it on my ear I have more in as I already got the conch so it wouldn't balance out my ears which is what I want to do first I think. I like them being uneven but by one piercing I think currently 5:2

 

[Ifyoucantbeatemjoinem]

Do you have any and which ones please. I've a few and hoping to get some more in the new year.

 

[Pixipoppy]

I’ve only got one piercing in each ear! Ive been wanting to get more (in my ears) do you have any suggestions!

My favourite of all my ear ones is my conch piercing - it looks cool too and is quite different. Didn’t hurt too much and you can either wear a stud or a ring in it depending on what you prefer

 

[HoGi]

Do your piercing places offer a service where they replace/change out jewellery? I struggle to change the earring in my helix. I bought a few flatback earrings on Etsy and they refused to put them on as they only deal with certain materials and then he tried to sell me some of their jewellery for 200 euro. Is this this the norm that piercing studios only put on their own jewellery?

I'm not willing to pay 200 euro for an earring and thought places would replace it with my own earring (for a fee).

My local charges £5 for a jewellery change and happy for you to use your own

 

[Pinkglitter123]

Has anyone experienced pain when wearing heavy earrings?

I've recently swapped my faithful huggies with some heavy(ish) dangly earrings and the pain from one lobe in particular is so bad! 🥲 I love them so much and want to wear them. The pain was pretty much instant and I managed to tolerate it all day but I had to take them out for the gym because there was no way I could've run on a treadmill with them in Does it get less painful with time? Or should I just accept I can only wear them in short bursts?

I can never wear heavy earrings for too long. Always end up taking them out

 

[Former_Antelopee]

I've booked in to get two piercings done Monday just need to decide what I want

 

[OutrageouslyScarlet]

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I think I’m allowed to share this, but I found this website as I can only wear gold in my ear piercings or they go horrible.
I bought the evil eye earrings and they are so nice and really reasonable.

 

[Pinkglitter123]

My 2nd lobe piercings have suddenly started playing up after 4yrs. I've always worn same gold in them but all of a sudden they have become swollen and sore. It's odd

 

[restingbtcface]

Try Prontolind spray, I've had similar issues and the spray cleared it right up

Ooh thank you I’ll have a look
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You might have been wearing the wrong kind of stud (wrong shape, size, metal). Studs stay in place while rings move and irritate the fresh piercing. I know it’s annoying because rings look cooler in most piercings, but the only two types of piercings that are initially pierced with a hoop/ring are septum and daith. Wearing the wrong kind of jewellery can prolong the healing process, lead to piercing bumps and rejection. There is a good piercing subreddit on Reddit if you want more info.

Thanks, I think I’ve been on Reddit. I have read so much about them. I had the L shaped stud and could not get them back in once it came out

 

[mrsbucket]

Has anyone experienced pain when wearing heavy earrings?

I've recently swapped my faithful huggies with some heavy(ish) dangly earrings and the pain from one lobe in particular is so bad! 🥲 I love them so much and want to wear them. The pain was pretty much instant and I managed to tolerate it all day but I had to take them out for the gym because there was no way I could've run on a treadmill with them in Does it get less painful with time? Or should I just accept I can only wear them in short bursts?

 

[The Dowager]

Oh my gosh my rook was a little bitch too I had it done summer 2018 and I swear it’s only in the last few months it’s settled down and stopped being sore.

Pretty much what my piercer said to me, she was willing to do it but provided I knew they can be real buggers, and I couldn't be arsed so went with a faux rook instead. I think my ears are relieved that I'm giving them a little break from new cartilage piercings

 

[Former_Antelopee]

Caved in and got two more conch on the other side... I now have six conch piercings I will also stretch my ears to 00g as my 0g plugs almost fell out of my ears in work

They look so good! I want to get a faith but I have a conch on one ear and the other I have a contract conch so I think it might look too cramped with a daith?
Need to get my third lobe redone on one side as it fell out. It had a bump so I was waiting for it to go.
I also need to change my second lobes as they have two different earrings in but one is stuck I can't get it out so hoping a piercer can. They are very similar earrings so you can't really notice unless told. I also have a bump on my third lobe on the other side and my forward helis hope it goes soon.

 

[Hamburglar]

Gonna go in soon for me daith piercing? Any tips and recommendations prior and/or post-piercing?

Just keep on top of cleaning it and try not to lie on that side for a while. I don’t remember that one being particularly bad

 

[justheretoread99]

Sorry for going off the topic, but did your piercing close up nicely? Mine is relatively new but it is taking a long time to heal, if it rejects I want to take it out but wonder whether it will leave a scar or a hole.

It did yes I had no issues at all. I can still see the dots of where the piercing was, but it’s fully closed and cannot get a belly bar through it at all.
I religiously cleaned mine with salt water after I got it done though.

 

[OutrageouslyScarlet]

So did mine! Awful

I’ve had to retire a flat that kept flaring up and I accidentally ripped out a helix last week (DO NOT RECOMMEND) so I’m due a new piercing once that heals up.

I’d love another cartilage piercing but I think that put me off for life

 

[Raymond Luxury-Yacht]

Reading this thread is encouraging me to just get all the piercings I’ve had my eye on

Anyone with their Daith pierced … what was used a bar or a ring? My friend had hers pierced with a heart shaped ring years ago (similar below) though I’ve been researching it and not many suggest it’s safe to pierce with this type of ring straight away.

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It’s preferable and much safer to wear a bar/straight barbell because it does not move around as much, making the healing process more comfortable and less painful and preventing infection from getting inside. I’d recommend asking your piercer about best types of jewelry for your desired piercing.