They'll always use a needle. Piercing guns harbor bacteria, and the blunt force they use to push the jewelry through the ear can contribute to cartilage bumps and other healing complications.
There are a surprising number of suitable needles, but there are only a couple of considerations for piercing your tragus. Your needle should be: Hollow. One size, or gauge, bigger than your earring (ex.
Studs - When choosing stud earrings for your tragus, it's essential to ensure they are flat back earrings. We adore adding a pop of colour to the ear with gemstone adorned studs. Labret/Flat Back Earrings - Labret earrings are the most common to be used in the tragus piercing.
Tragus piercings, like all ear cartilage piercings, are typically pierced with a 16 gauge needle, which is 1.2mm thick. Tragus piercing studs usually have a post length of 5 or 6mm for a snug fit, and 7 or 8mm for a looser fit.
What Type of Jewelry Is Used for Tragus Piercing? Stud: Small and simple, studs are a great option for tragus piercings, which tend to be tiny. A ball stud, which has smooth edges that are less likely to snag on hair and clothing, is ideal for a new piercing. Once it heals, you can get more adventurous with your studs.
Lead Stylist at Lark & Berry, Svetlana Hristova, advises that, 'despite the myth that tragus piercings are painful, they are actually only associated with a pressure sensation rather than pain, due to the lack of nerve endings.
A tragus piercing falls relatively low on the pain scale and is generally rated around a 4/10 – similar to a helix placement. During the healing process, keeping the tragus clean can be a bit tricky.
It is normal to bleed a little after a tragus piercing for a few minutes up to a few hours. The piercing requires a bit of force because it goes through cartilage and it it normal to hear a slight “pop” when that happens. It is not a particularly painful piercing when done properly using a piercing needle.
So a tragus piercing can reject but it is quite unlikely, especially if you avoid putting pressure on the piercing while it is healing. Tragus piercing rejection can also be avoided by choosing high-quality, lightweight jewellery.
Tragus piercing is quite prone to the problem because of its location. Hair tends to fall over this area, getting caught, bringing bacteria and causing problems. Here are some common symptoms of infection: The infected piercing will have swelling and pain for 30 hours after a tragus piercing.
Tragus piercings may take longer to heal than other types of piercings. This can increase the risk of infection. A person can take various steps to prevent a tragus piercing from becoming infected. The tragus is a small pointed area of cartilage on the inner side of the external ear.
Needle Piercing is Less Painful
Gun piercings on ear cartilage can even shatter the cartilage with the force of a blunt stud. When you get pierced with a sterile piercing needle, the needle is sharp and hollow, allowing it to easily go through your tissue.
"I think a lot of that stuff was just spread by people who don't want your ears to look pretty." How long does a tragus piercing take to heal? The short answer: Tragus piercings, and most cartilage piercings, take about three to six months on average to heal, while tragus piercings tend to take at least four months.
The snug and tragus are considered to give a sharper pinch sensation, but not all cartilage piercings are known to cause the same pain threshold, with upper cartilage piercings such as helix considered to be less painful than the anti-tragus and other inner ear piercings, which have harder tissue.
The tragus piercing may help stimulate the vagus nerve, the longest of the 12 cranial nerves. It carries tons of info from your brain to your organs and vice versa. According to the American Headache Society, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may help with chronic headache conditions like migraine and cluster headaches.
Daith piercing might treat anxiety
Because anxiety disrupts homeostasis, the piercing's mechanism in maintaining homeostasis is believed to alleviate anxiety.
The Daith piercing is located in the innermost fold of the ear and can help ease anxiety related migraine and other symptoms.
Ear piercing does not directly cause hearing loss but fluid from an infected site on the pinna, such as the concha or tragus, could get into the ear canal. This could cause infection to spread, or the fluid may block the ear canal, which can affect the transmission of sound.
Due to its small surface area, we would recommend wearing a dainty stud or clicker hoop earring in the tragus for maximum comfort. You will be initially pierced with a longer stud or larger hoop to allow space for swelling before sizing down for a snugger fit when healed.
Some people have said that getting two tragus piercings at once is more painful, since the body is not expecting a second wound, so stick to one piercing at a time if you are really worried about it. Honestly, the pain is probably smaller on the scale than stepping on a Lego.
The tragus piercing is a popular and very stylish piercing trend, and one that makes for the perfect addition to your curated earscape.