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question for those w/ gauged ears ..

_snw_
_snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
i'm new at this, so i dont know the different things to do - so ...


my lobes are stretched to a 4g. i have flared bone plugs in. I love them, but they are bugging the fuck out of me because they are constantly falling out so easily now. if i just go up a gauge, they same thing will most likely happen from the bigger gauged flare, correct?

what do you wear that seems to stay put?

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  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    a lot of the students I work with have these. They wear a plug that is shaped approximately like the Hurley sumbol....with a flare on each side, and narrower in the center. But I think they are wearing those once they have arrived at their desired size. IDK if it works while you're still in the process.
  • heavensshadow
    heavensshadow Posts: 264 Member
    try looking for talons or plugs with a bigger flare but the same size you're at.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    I've also seen ones that are shaped like a big curve, or a spiral(sort of). Those seem more secure too.
  • _GingerSnap_
    _GingerSnap_ Posts: 339 Member
    Look for bigger flares in the same size should solve the problem. Or just go up to the next size!
  • JmeJinxx
    JmeJinxx Posts: 210 Member
    If you want to stay at your size, silicone eyelets are great, or single flared plugs ( the kind with an o-ring on the back).
    To tighten up a little bit so your jewelry doesn't continually fall out, take the jewelry out when you sleep. It will help the hole close up a bit.
  • _snw_
    _snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    but you'd have to stretch your holes to fit in the bigger flares, which is what i think i'm trying to explain?
  • JmeJinxx
    JmeJinxx Posts: 210 Member
    If you go up a size, don't throw double flared jewelry in, it will damage you ear. Stick with single flared jewelry when going larger.
  • RestartThisRight
    RestartThisRight Posts: 115
    If you want to stay at your size, silicone eyelets are great, or single flared plugs ( the kind with an o-ring on the back).
    To tighten up a little bit so your jewelry doesn't continually fall out, take the jewelry out when you sleep. It will help the hole close up a bit.

    i always wear the eyelets
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    I am so disappont in this thread.
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    >gauged ears
  • Bahet
    Bahet Posts: 1,254 Member
    Another question - WHY????
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