Piercing Ears

[critter crazy]

The thing that I dont like about getting ears pierced at a young age, is Allergy problems. I got my ears pierced at a young age, only to have a horrible allergy to Earings. Then for some reason they were pierced again when I was a little older, and the same thing happened. At the age of 30 now I have two holes in each ear, I can do nothing with.

[Karen]

The thing that I dont like about getting ears pierced at a young age, is Allergy problems. I got my ears pierced at a young age, only to have a horrible allergy to Earings. Then for some reason they were pierced again when I was a little older, and the same thing happened. At the age of 30 now I have two holes in each ear, I can do nothing with.

I doubt it had anything to do with your age. I never had mine pierced, as my grandmother had metal allergies and had big trouble with her ears when she tried to pierce them, and also I usually have my hair long and it covers my ears anyway. My grandmother was a teenager when she first tried earrings.

Anyway, if you want to try again, try using just 24 carat gold earring posts. There is a brand called Simply Whispers that you can get that just the posts are coated in 24-carat gold, and folks don't have allergic reactions to them. It is often the nickle in earring posts that cause people problems.

[lizbud]

I would not have my babies ears pierced & would also wait till she was
older & decided on her own to ask for it, but that's me. I just think
that piercing a baby's ears is like "gilding the rose". They are already
gorgeous just the way they are.

[Catlady711]

I guess I can see both sides of it as well.

I wanted my ears pierced when I was 12 but it took 2 years before I could get the courage to have it done.

However...

My mom does not want her ears pierced, and has very adamantly stated that had her parents done that to her when she was a baby she would have been angry for a VERY long time. She said it's not up to someone else to decide whether another person should have permanent holes in their body without having a choice in the matter.

As I said I can see it both ways.

[critter crazy]

I doubt it had anything to do with your age. I never had mine pierced, as my grandmother had metal allergies and had big trouble with her ears when she tried to pierce them, and also I usually have my hair long and it covers my ears anyway. My grandmother was a teenager when she first tried earrings.

Anyway, if you want to try again, try using just 24 carat gold earring posts. There is a brand called Simply Whispers that you can get that just the posts are coated in 24-carat gold, and folks don't have allergic reactions to them. It is often the nickle in earring posts that cause people problems.

I dont mean the age was the issue, all I am saying is that had I had a choice I wouldnt have done it, and I definitely wouldnt have done it twice. Also, being done at a young age and not having a choice, I now have holes in my body, I dont like. Thats all I am saying.

I have tried 24k earings, as well as 18 k and 10 k and ect...nothing works. They just get infected, and swollen and bleed. I dont like it, and they have long since closed up anyways. but theya re still there, and annoy me realy.

I just think, when it comes to a permanent hole in ones body, it should be up to that person, not their parents.

[carole]

I have to say i agree with you 100 per cent, however our parents make lots of choices in our lives for us whether we like it or not,i am sure if she is unhappy with them when she is older they will hear about it and LOUDLY lol.

[slick]

I had my ears pierced for my 40th birthday....yes, I said 4-0 th birthday.

I was so petrified that I had my two nieces with me on either side holding my hands and I was sick to my stomach for days before. Both ears were done at the same time and when it was over I was so surprised that I felt no pain. Yes, I'm a little cluck-cluck, aren't I???

[Sevaede]

I am on the fence. Mine were done, for the first time, when I was six weeks old.

Oh, and the holes are not permanent. They do close. The amount of time it takes the holes to close is dependent upon how long you've had the given piercing.

[critter crazy]

I am on the fence. Mine were done, for the first time, when I was six weeks old.

Oh, and the holes are not permanent. They do close. The amount of time it takes the holes to close is dependent upon how long you've had the given piercing.

Well mine wont close permanently, cause they keep getting infected, even tho I havent had earings for many years. They were pierced for the forst time when I was a baby, then a second set of holes were put in when I was five. Even the doctors arent sure why they keep getting infected. But they do, and I have to live with it.

But even so, if the holes do close, you can still see them.