How Much Pain Ear Piercing

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Want to get a piercing but don't know if it's too painful? From our experience these are the piercings people rank the most painful. Lets begin

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Starting at the bottom of the list the least painful piercing is the ear lobe. This area is made up of soft tissue which is why it is one of the least painful. Make sure you get it done with a needle instead of a gun.

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Moving our way up the pain scale, the next one is the helix piercing. These are not too painful but the pain level is going to be about a 3-4 since it is not soft tissue, it is now cartilage.

The forward helix is a smaller area but the cartilage is a bit more dense so you will definitely feel it more than the helix. Get ready to sweat a little bit.

The conch piercing is located in the middle of the ear. A lot of people say this piercing feels like if you were getting punched in the ear. As Johnny likes to say its like Mike Tyson punched you in the ear, its a really quick POP!

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Now we're getting our feet a little wet. We're in the pool right now because we need to cool off. The tragus gets more painful because it is a smaller and ever more dense area than the forward helix. Since it's thicker you do feel it a lot more.

With the rook piercing you're going to experience a high pain level because of where it is located. It is more of a pressure and pain feeling combined. We do get a lot of reactions at our studio with this piercing and the pain level is more like a 7 with this one.

The daith piercing will leave you speechless. This one is more of a pressure and pain as well but much more intense. We've had a client in the past scream at the top of her lungs while getting this piercing, so it is definitely up there. 

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Last but not least the most painful piercing is the industrial piercing. Where it is located on your ear, makes it a painful piercing to get. The angle, movement, and the needle they use is extremely painful since it is on the thicker size.

The snug piercing is the thickest area to get pierced on the ear. You will feel excruciating pain and it take forever to heal.If you've ever been a teenage Singaporean girl, it's likely that you would have gone through a phase of obsessively thinking about different ear piercings.

Most common ones, when I was growing up at least, included the lobes, helix and tragus, but the conch, industrial, and rook were also quite popular.

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At the end of my teenage years, I somehow ended up with a total of four different types of ear piercings, and 10 ear piercings in total on both ears (one eventually closed so I have nine now).

What I have: Lobes, helix, tragus and conch — pierced in this order. All were done in my teenage (also known as xmm) years.

From my extremely subjective (and somewhat limited) experience, I've ranked each type of ear piercing from the least to the most painful.

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It's a short and sharp pain, and a certain soreness lingers over the entire healing period, but the pain is relatively manageable.

When I was a teenager, there were always nightmare stories floating around, such as someone who went blind after a helix piercing went awry (I never managed to verify if something of that sort indeed happened).

But despite the horror stories, I ended up two helix piercings on my left ear, and one on my right (but this closed in the end because I forgot to wear an earring).

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I'm giving this a pain rating of 3/10 because it went pretty all right for me, and I was surprised by how it didn't hurt as much as I expected.

However, I'm giving this a pain rating of five out of 10 because the healing time took quite long compared to the helix (don't remember the exact timeframe but it was probably between several weeks to more than a month).

Because of where the piercing is situated, it is also incredibly difficult to listen to music (which is also painful in its own way). In fact, it's near impossible in the first week or so.

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Unlike all the others, which were done with a piercing gun, the crucial difference for the conch piercing is that it was done using a needle.

And I'm not gonna lie — my eyes watered up while the person was piercing my ear, and I nearly cried right after.

Compared to the other piercings, which were over in a jiffy, I recall that the conch piercing took significantly longer. Which means the pain dragged on for longer as compared to a short and sharp pain.

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While I don't have an industrial piercing, I expect the pain ranking to be situated somewhere in between a helix and a conch piercing, since it's probably similar to getting a helix piercing twice at one go.

I would rate it a 5/10 as I don't remember it being particularly painful. Just very, very uncomfortable (felt like someone was skewering my belly).

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All in all, I would say that I have an average to slightly-above-average pain tolerance at best — definitely very typical stuff. I give injections a score of around 2/10, and stubbing my toe gets a solid 8/10 for the first few seconds or so.

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Also, every ear is unique as some people may have thicker lobes or stiffer cartilages. So there's really no real way to know how much pain you can expect from a particular piercing until you've really gone and done it.Worried about ear piercing pain? Don’t worry; I’ve felt that too. I’ve had multiple piercings done so I can speak from experience to help you decide what works for you based on your personal pain tolerance level, from least to most.

11. Lobe piercings are in the fleshy lower area that feels the least amount of pain. The initial pinch will be the smallest of all piercings, and it also heals the fastest in about 6 weeks! Definitely the first choice for a first-time experimenter.

10. Rook piercings, due to their location in the folded upper ear, are a little more painful than previous options. The healing process can take up to 10 months, especially with its relatively difficult cleaning location. Take care!

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9. The helix piercing, also known as cartilage piercing, are a bit less painful than other locations due to the relatively thinner area. The healing time is about 12 months, far less than some of the more unique piercings such as industrial.

8. Tragus piercings are in a very small location, so the pain is lesser than some of the other entries on this list. The cartilage is thick, so it will feel more painful than a lobe piercing at the time, and the healing process can take up to 6 months.

7. The forward helix area, being so small, is slightly more painful than the regular helix piercing. The healing time will be at least 3 months, depending on the individual. Many people choose double or triple piercings for this location, which can add to the time.

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6. Orbital piercings are a bit more painful than the others since it often involves 2 punctures. You can do them separately, of course, since it may be uncomfortable to have the needle go through twice. The payoff is very worth it, with that unique circular look, but be prepared of what to expect!

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5. Snug piercings are a little more on the painful side of the scale as they are located in the middle of the outer rim of the ear. Since it pierces both the inner and outer parts of the ear, the pain can be quite intense at the start, and the healing process can take up to 6 months.

4. Daith piercings are a tiny more painful since it’s in the inner cartilage of the ear, but still relatively high overall. The healing process will take about 3-9 months.

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3. Flat piercings have go through a very thin later of cartilage, which actually can be more painful than other areas. It is a smaller piercing where the healing process can take 3 to 6 months.

2. Conch piercings require a large amount of pressure to go straight through a thick layer of cartilage. While the initial intense pain doesn’t last too long, the healing time can last anywhere from 3 to 9 months.

1. Industrial piercings are, by far, the most painful piercing due it requiring two separate piercings through sensitive cartilage. The healing time is about 9 months, so it’s definitely a large commitment for this level of beauty! 

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Overall, you must choose what is best for you. Some people have different pain tolerance levels, and that’s ok—we’re all unique and we all have our own lifestyles. As