I stretched my ears yesterday with well lubed stainless steel tapers form 18g to 14g and immediately put in some SF stainless plugs. In my left ear the 14g plug kept slipping though my hear on the flared end. It didn't hurt at all so I used a taper again to go up to 12g. No pain but I did feel a stretch. Well this morning I woke up to find my left ear bleeding, swollen and hurting like a mofo.
Somehow the flared end was lodged in the center of my lobe just cutting in and ripping it. So I put the 14g back in but its still slipping out and the 12g is now tight from the swelling. Should I just leave the 14g in and try to keep it from slipping and ripping at my ear more or put the 12g back in even though its tight? I don't have any different plugs and I know that would probably solve my situation.... I'm cleaning it with sea salt water three times a day so I have that under control just don't know what to do about the plugs slipping.