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Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:42 am
by panxp
Does this happen to anyone else? My right ear is my stubborn one but it's taken to my latest stretch quite nicely with no problems. My left one, however, is sore and painful after last night. After my latest stretch to 8g, my left ear had no problems but I woke up today to find it in pain. I'm certain it's not infected or anything.
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:00 pm
by magalo le matelot
Sleep on your back...
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:33 pm
by corazon_de_oro
Or be patient with stretching and wait until it doesn't hurt. If your ear hurts to the point where you can't sleep on it after a stretch you went too fast.
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:18 pm
by magalo le matelot
Everyone ears are different... it's not because yours don't hurt after that its the same for everybody.
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:25 pm
by leighmarie
Maybe you just caught it in your sleep, or slept on it funny?
Despite the fact my ears don't hurt after stretching, every now and again I'll twist my lobe or flip it up into a funny position if I've been fidgeting a lot in my sleep, which can make things a little uncomfortable. More so now than when I was at smaller sizes, so I guess it's probably something to do with the size of the tunnel.
Have you tried using different materials to bed, like silicone? Or maybe taking your plugs out altogether on a night? When they're not freshly stretched, of course.
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:52 pm
by corazon_de_oro
magalo le matelot wrote:Everyone ears are different... it's not because yours don't hurt after that its the same for everybody.
Well if you stretch too fast it's going to hurt... it's not that everyone's body is different, it's that I stretch slowly. The most you should feel during a stretch is a very slight sting that should go away quickly; if it hurts so much that you can't even sleep on your ear there's something wrong.
See I don't get it... people run into pain and problems while stretching but they STILL insist on stretching fast. Doesn't make sense.
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:22 pm
by Macalania54
Yeah, that happens to me every once in a while, especially since I sleep on my side and move in my sleep a lot. It's weird because I've been at the same size for about 2 months, so it's not like my lobes are sensitive or anything...maybe you just happened to sleep funny on it that night.
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:57 am
by Hardware
What I have suggested to people (post industrial and cartilage piercings) is to use on of those travel pillows. Lay it down flat and sleep on it with your ear in the hole where you neck would normally be. Think of it as a hemorrhoid doughnut for your ear. It personally saved my sanity after industrial piercings.
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:37 am
by TOFU
Then dont sleep on that side. I tore my left ear at 4mm and i slept on my right side for 1 week ):
Re: Getting sore, painful lobes from sleeping in a bad position
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:51 am
by leighmarie
Macalania54 wrote:Yeah, that happens to me every once in a while, especially since I sleep on my side and move in my sleep a lot. It's weird because I've been at the same size for about 2 months, so it's not like my lobes are sensitive or anything...maybe you just happened to sleep funny on it that night.
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