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ear piercing question

fairycake
fairycake Posts: 72 Forumite
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I am due to have my ears pierced this week and to be truthful, i have got the breeze up!!! this would be ok if i was a kid, but i am pushing 50! its something i have never done and my girls have treated me.
Does it hurt? its the thought of a thing going bang and making me jump!
Thanks
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  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    Is it the ear lobe you are having pierced? If so, I don't recall it hurting. It might make you jump a little but I'm sure you'll be fine :)
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  • sallyrsm
    sallyrsm Posts: 339 Forumite
    it might make you jump but won't hurt.... ask them to get you to do a big cough as they do it, that has worked for me with nasty holiday injections before now.. your body can't do the two things at once if you know what i mean.... didn't work when I had my tongue pierced though LOL!!!
  • handmaiden_2
    handmaiden_2 Posts: 83 Forumite
    you will feel a sting for a few seconds, nothing more.
    make sure the place that you go to get pierced is fully insured with trained staff.that are hygeinic. certificates should ideally be on display. make sure you get advice for aftercare,too as you will need to look after your piercings while they heal . the gun doesnt really go bang , it sounds more like a "clip" noise
    enjoy your new earrings xx
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  • baby.boo_2
    baby.boo_2 Posts: 114 Forumite
    1st time i had mine done i cried but i was 5.
    ive had them done 4 times since 2 lobe and 2 cartlige (sp?)
    beleive me if it hurt that much i would of walked out after the first one going in - forget having a pair!!
    the actual piercing doesnt really hurt, think .... pinging yourself with an elastic band nothing major. Afterwards they are a bit stingy but againg nothing major and definately worth it.
  • merlinormartin
    merlinormartin Posts: 1,578 Forumite
    getting your lobes pierced doesnt "hurt" it feels like a tight pinch; pinch your ear lobe with your nail to get a similar effect :D . If possible try to choose gold or sterling silver earings, they tend to cause less infections.

    Good Luck!
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  • eyelinerprincess
    eyelinerprincess Posts: 4,679 Forumite
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    Don't want to put you off but....

    I had my earlobes done three times. First time the gun didn't go through properly, second time the gun got stuck so I had to hold it on my ear while they fiddled about with it, third time went wonderfully.
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  • Aussieonabudget
    Aussieonabudget Posts: 261 Forumite
    Baby.Boo - wow, you must have such a pain threshold! I have had 2 cartilage piercings and they have both hurt like hell! I'm impressed.

    Fairycake, getting your ear lobes pierced really doesn't hurt much, just a pinch or a sting as has been previously said. I don't think that many kids would get theirs done so young if it hurt a lot!

    Good luck and enjoy the new choices that come with pierced ears!
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  • eyelinerprincess
    eyelinerprincess Posts: 4,679 Forumite
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    Cartilage is nothing compared to a "scaffold" piercing.
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Aussieonabudget
    Aussieonabudget Posts: 261 Forumite
    eyelinerprincess wrote: »
    Cartilage is nothing compared to a "scaffold" piercing.

    Can I ask what a scaffold piercing is?

    Aussie
    Moved back to Australia March 2010
    Mortgage Dec 2010 $379 325 [STRIKE]Apr 2011 $377 009 Aug 2011 $375,279[/STRIKE] Nov 2011 $368 237
    OP 2011 $2601.18
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  • pavlovs_dog
    pavlovs_dog Posts: 10,227 Forumite
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    scaffolding_industrial1.jpg

    looks like that aussie


    @eyeliner - i always assumed that they did two sepearte piercings and allowed those to heal before inserting a scaffold (because of swelling etc). do you know how they do go about it?
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