Stretched/Annoyed Ears
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Wednesday August 6th, 2008 @ 6:56 AM
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Alright. Long story short.
This is my third time trying to stretch my ears to my goal of 5/8… this time professionally. They were pierced at a 6g and stretched immediately to a 4 and were perfect.
HOWEVER, the latex o-rings are irritating my ears hardcore - the skin directly underneath the o-rings looks almost raw but I know I don’t have a latex allergy as condoms don’t do anything and I’m not sure how to fix the reaction.
I’ve been using organic balm on them and it seems to be working very well - as well I’m taking allergy medication.
I’m going to get different jewelery when I go in for my next appointment, but what should I do until then?]
… my story wasn’t all that short lol.
You could try silicone ‘o’ rings or even just not have them pushed so tightly down but to be honest, I tend not to bother with ‘o’ rings at all. They make my lobes sweat a little and that in turn can make them sore. When my tunnels start to fall out repeatedly then I know it’s usually OK to stretch up to the next gauge.
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3 Responses to “Stretched/Annoyed Ears”
Thank you
I did try not using o-rings… because the jewelery falls right out and I know it’s not time to stretch up as I just got them done a few days ago! You’ve been really helpful - hopefully things clear up!
ElizabethBathory on August 6th, 2008 at 2:54 pmI can’t use o-rings either. They make my lobes scaly and weepy.
My solution was to use flared ss tunnels. These are neat flares because you can unscrew the one side. Yes, externally threaded, but they shouldn’t be tight anyway.
My ears have loved me since.
Aggie on August 6th, 2008 at 4:26 pmAggie: That type of jewelry even comes Internally Threaded as well, which would be a lot better than the external threads to which you’re referring to.
Warren Hiller on August 7th, 2008 at 6:02 amLeave a Comment