WHY!?!?

[hayes1307]

so i just stretched to 8g and like 4 days after my ear started really hurting and swelling and i couldnt take it anymore so i took it out and puss and some blood came out of the hole. I kept them out for a day now been cleaning them. What do you think caused this? how long should i wait to try again? and should i start back at 14g? or can i go bigger since i was at 8g?

[Drrob]

There was I expect a foreign body inside the hole or some kind of bacteria that caused the slight infection, I have heard this has happened before to a few people.
Give the holes a really good clean and a sea salt soak and it should be fine.

Kind Regards
Dr Rob.

[StrickyCub]

If there is blood then you ripped your ear. Take it out and downsize.
Sea Salt Soak 2-3 times a day.
Also, how long did you wait before you went from 10g to 8g?

[corazon_de_oro]

Yeah, just sounds like you stretched too fast. It probably wasn't an infection. Downsize to about 12G or 10G and do sea salt soaks (1/8-1/4 teaspoon of sea salt per cup of water... no saltier or it'll do more harm than good) and it should clear right up! Just make sure you wait a few months before you try stretching again; your ear needs to build its strength back up.

[hayes1307]

how could stretching too fast cause this to happen?

[caadam]

Stretching too fast means not waiting for the lobes to heal in between sizes. Thus, when you stretch a still healing fistula, you have a good chance of tearing the skin. Torn skin means blood, irritation, and sometimes, infection. Irritation could explain the pus, which actually might be lymphatic fluid instead.

It's just a matter of downsizing and allowing your ear to heal before stretching again.

And sea salt soaks work! SSS FTW. x3

[hayes1307]

Yeah i know what stretching to fast means. But when i stretched i put the taper through a few times because i couldnt get the plug in. So i stretched pulled the taper through while trying to push the plug in as well but the plug didnt go in so i just went all the way through with the taper and just put the taper back though. So i did this a few times and i would have saw if my ear tore right? because when i had the taper out i would have saw blood or something? Can your ear rip days after stretching?

[corazon_de_oro]

Yes, your ear can rip after stretching. As long as the jewelry's in there's always pressure on your ear, and it can tear/blowout any time, especially if you weren't ready for the stretch.