For people with earplugs

[LukaP]

Im thinking of getting a small one. and i  have questions.

 

1)how does one start

2)does it hurt

3)if i hate it, does the hole fill back with time?

 

thank you

 

edit:

i mean this

[T.Vengeance]

Earplugs? You mean ear studs/ear rings?

[ShadowCaptain]

Im thinking of getting a small one. and i  have questions.

 

1)how does one start

2)does it hurt

3)if i hate it, does the hole fill back with time?

 

thank you

 

 

Do you mean tunnels? stretchers? 

 

You start small, and put in a stretcher, its not much more painful that a normal piercing

and slowly build up until it is as big as you want, then you can put in a tunnel to keep it at that size

 

 

yes as long as it isnt like inches wide, then it will heal up quite quickly if removed

[LukaP]

Earplugs? You mean ear studs/ear rings?

idk we call them earplugs here

[Murdoch]

Unless you're part of some African tribe. I would pass.

[techswede]

A friend of mine did that and he hated it after a while. He had to get them fixed through surgery.

[LukaP]

Do you mean tunnels? stretchers? 

 

You start small, and put in a stretcher, its not much more painful that a normal piercing

 

and slowly build up until it is as big as you want, then you can put in a tunnel to keep it at that size

 

 

yes as long as it isnt like inches wide, then it will heal up quite quickly if removed

aah, thanks man yeah im thinking to stop at like 8-10mm, more than that looks gross, and i dont really want to have it for the rest of my life, just wanna try how id look

 

Unless you're part of some African tribe. I would pass.

im not, and i wont. i know most people dont like it, but they seem interesting to me, and would like to try it, but as i sad not like 3cm wide

[ShadowCaptain]

aah, thanks man yeah im thinking to stop at like 8-10mm, more than that looks gross, and i dont really want to have it for the rest of my life, just wanna try how id look

 

im not, and i wont. i know most people dont like it, but they seem interesting to me, and would like to try it, but as i sad not like 3cm wide

 

Yeah small ones look good

[Ryan Leech]

Oh dear god those are hideous. Please don't do it

[LukaP]

Yeah small ones look good

indeed they do, thats why i wanna try it

 

 

Oh dear god those are hideous. Please don't do it

well thats your opinion. to me the small ones look nice. and this thread was mostly for me to get info on how to do it. ive decided beforehand to do it, and my mind could only be changed if it was irreversible

[Fred Castellum]

I've heard them called gauges down here. They give off a horrendous stench if you don't clean them(and your ear). 

 

They usually fully heal on their own if you stop using them but if the gauges you use get too large then you may have to get surgery to fix em as @techswede mentioned. 

[LukaP]

I've heard them called gauges down here. They give off a horrendous stench if you don't clean the them(and your ear). 

 

They usually fully heal on their own if you stop using them but if the gauges you use get too large then you may have to get surgery to fix em as @techswede mentioned. 

yeah im a clean guy i would care for my ears, and thanks for confirming they grow back

[Snapy1]

A): In the US we call then Gauges

 

B): The first time always hurts. And dont skip any I went from a 16g to a 8g and that hurt like a bitch. then I went from a 8g to a 4g that one didnt hurt that much.

 

So in conclusion yes it will hurt your stretching your ear. But after the first time it doesnt hurt nearly as bad.

 

 

 

PS: If you ever saw me before you may have noticed I dont have gauges. Thats because I took them out the end of last year. I got tired of taking care of them so I just took them out. 

 

 

Also: LUBE UP

[_ASSASSIN_]

lol these are the kinds of decisions you regret when you are in your mid 40's.

[LukaP]

A): In the US we call then Gauges

 

B): The first time always hurts. And dont skip any I went from a 16g to a 8g and that hurt like a bitch. then I went from a 8g to a 4g that one didnt hurt that much.

 

So in conclusion yes it will hurt your stretching your ear. But after the first time it doesnt hurt nearly as bad.

 

PS: If you ever saw me before you may have noticed I dont have gauges. Thats because I took them out the end of last year. I got tired of taking care of them so I just took them out. 

 

Also: LUBE UP

hahah thanks ill get my other ear pierced tomorrow and will go from that

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

lol these are the kinds of decisions you regret when you are in your mid 40's.

YOLO

[Snapy1]

hahah thanks ill get my other ear pierced tomorrow and will go from that

The levels are

 

16g | 14g | 12g | 10g | 8g | 6g | 4g | 2g | 0g | 00g | ................ After that they all go by mm's

[0s4x]

Don't believe the people who say they go back to normal if taken out. I only stretched my ear to 6mm before being pressured by friends and family to take it out (glad they did that now, before I did myself any more harm), and it still hasn't reduced even by a single millimeter. This was back in like 2006 or so.

[Fred Castellum]

Don't believe the people who say they go back to normal if taken out. I only stretched my ear to 6mm before being pressured by friends and family to take it out (glad they did that now, before I did myself any more harm), and it still hasn't reduced even by a single millimeter. This was back in like 2006 or so.

Depends on the person and the size previously used. 

 

I've got a friend who's fully recovered. 

[LukaP]

Don't believe the people who say they go back to normal if taken out. I only stretched my ear to 6mm before being pressured by friends and family to take it out (glad they did that now, before I did myself any more harm), and it still hasn't reduced even by a single millimeter. This was back in like 2006 or so.

really? damn thats not something i wanna risk...

[Askew]

They look fucking ridiculous IMO, and I'm someone who has both ears pierced.

[LukaP]

They look fucking ridiculous IMO, and I'm someone who has both ears pierced.

As I said i like the look of it, and was only asking about the technical side of it. 

[atrash]

I used to have ear and tongue piercings when i was about your age. It felt so cool and awesome to have something others don't dare to do to themselves. But as I grew older I started regretting it because I thought that I don't need these things to feel cool about myself and impress others. Besides, piercings or tunnels are really inconvenient if you have an active lifestyle (I play sport a lot) and prefer to keep everything simple (not worrying about what to wear,when to clean and where to keep them,etc2)

 

Small piercings are ok as they can heal back with little to no scar left. Tunnel on the other hand don't. You have to do surgery to get rid of that ugly flappy holes. Please think it through before deciding if you really want to have them and be stuck with it forever (unless you are a true hipster and plan to live your life the hipster way LOL ). Not all people can pull it off nicely without looking like a total aborigines

 

To answer your question,

1)Get a normal piercing and start with small stretchers.

2)It can hurt if you are not careful with them.Need to moisten/lubricate the area everytime to avoid dry skin, Also, if you have stupid friends,they might do a prank on you by putting a lock to your tunnel. I did once to my friend.LOL

3)Anything less than 1/2cm should heal back me think,but they'll leave ugly scars. And your ear will look slightly bigger/disproportionate

[cae]

I feel I need eyeplugs every time I see these.

[coen113]

i would say max 1 cm, because otherwise it wont grow shut again