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Mag, on average a lot of tapers being sold by retailers here in the states are that long and often made of plastic, and people use them.
So yeah, when you have a 1 1/2"-2" taper hanging out of a fresh stretching it can cause a few problems.

I just had the same thing happen to me when i recently stretched to a 6g. a little pinch, but nothing to bad. But only to my left ear. My right ear streches easy.