O-ring going inside earlobe?

[RoyE]

Hello. I'm new to the site but I've been reading it for a few weeks now. I'm currently at a 14g. Had them for about a month. Last night, some junk was hanging behind my left ear lobe. I'm guessing it was dead skin cells. Well I went to the bath room and cleaned my plugs.

Well just now, I felt my left earlobe again and noticed I couldnt feel the o-ring. It was inside the earlobe. My right plug is fine. No problem with that ear.

What can i do to prevent this? should I take my plug off for a while? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

[Nic]

Sum peoples ears dont react well to the oring being so close to the lobe. I would just not wear o rings.

[RoyE]

I have some larger o-rings that came with some plugs i bought. maybe I can use those so they cant go inside?

[JAMESD00DCHILL!]

I hate o-rings personally. But if you're deadset on keeping the o-ring plugs go get yourself a thicker o-ring. not larger, thicker. Perhaps that will help?

[RoyE]

I hate o-rings personally. But if you're deadset on keeping the o-ring plugs go get yourself a thicker o-ring. not larger, thicker. Perhaps that will help?

Well, they came withe plugs I bought. Is it possible to wear the plugs without the o-rings? I'd think they'd fall out.

[JAMESD00DCHILL!]

Yes, it is possible but yes again; they will fall out.

My local peircing/plug stand in the mall has all sizes of o-rings. If you have a place like that, go get thicker o-rings so they fit snugly and are bigger than your size!

[Hardware]

Give some breathing room between the plug and your ear, your piercing does need to breathe a bit. Having the o-rings too tight against the piercing can cause it to embed like that.
I usually tell people to wear o-rings one size Smaller than the gauge they are wearing. That way the o-rings will fit tight on the Plug without having to be so tight against the skin.

[panxp]

Your ear can get really irritated and inflamed if you can't get it out soon enough . There's tons of alternatives. A lot of good options have been mentioned in the thread already or you could find some jewelry that doesn't require plugs to stay snug. Good luck!

[heymichael]

How do you get them out? Like what ways are there to get them out? I have the same problem and I'm at a size 10 and I found 2 size 16s in my left earlobe and there might be one more in there

[Freaky-Rik]

I'm a compete noob at stretching, so don't know how good this advice is, but I had a similar problem. Wen going from 1.5mm to 2.4mm I stretched using my taper then slapped in my single flared tunnels (with large o rings). But whilst asleep my ear swelled, pulling the flare through the ear. So my new code of practice is to stretch and leave the taper in (with the o rings set loose) just 4a couple days, 2 let the ear settle b4 putting in the tunnels. Hope that helps although dunno if its accurate/the right thing 2 do?