Sliding in Jewelry

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Wednesday January 16th, 2008 @ 7:07 PM

Filed under: Ear

I stretched my ears up to a 4G this evening. I used a taper, and the taper went into both ears beautifully - no burning, pain, blood, etc. I was able to slide in the jewelry on my left ear with no problems (I have SS single flared eyelets), however I just can’t get it to follow the taper on my right ear.

Any advice, or should I just get a piercer to stick it in there for me?

It’s possible that the jewelry you are trying to insert is slightly larger than the taper. As with all things manufactured, there are are tolerances and variations. Add to that the fact that for many people, one ear stretches better than the other…you could find one side is hard to get in. Eyelets don’t have much surface area to rest against the taper, so they can, in general, be tricky to put in after a stretch…so perhaps the angle you’re working from is simply not good for that side of your head.

You could try leaving the taper in your ear for a longer period of time before trying to insert the jewelry. Perhaps take a really warm shower to help loosen the tissue. Or, a piercer should be able to help you pretty easily.

Good luck.

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