What is a tunnel piercing?

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1. What is a tunnel piercing?
2. Does tunnel piercing hurt?
3. What is the difference between tunnels and plugs?
4. How do you clean piercing tunnels?
5. What's the point of no return for gauges?
6. What piercings can you stretch?
7. Should I take my plugs out at night?
8. What is the white stuff on my gauges?
9. Can I wear silicone tunnels all the time?
10. Are wooden plugs good for your ears?
11. Is saline solution good for piercings?
12. Can I use alcohol to clean my gauges?
13. Does 00g shrink back?
14. What size gauge can you not go back from?
15. How can I increase my piercing size?
16. When should I stretch my piercing?
17. Can you sleep with tunnels in?
18. Why do plugs stink?
19. Do gauges ever stop smelling?
20. Do stretched ears ever stop smelling?

What is a tunnel piercing?

A flesh tunnel is a hollow, tube-shaped variety of body piercing jewelry. It is also sometimes referred to as a spool, fleshy, earlet, expander, or eyelet.

Does tunnel piercing hurt?

Once you're happy with your stretch, slide a smaller o-ring onto the stretching taper, and stop right before the o-ring touches your skin. It's normal for your piercing to feel uncomfortable for a few days, and you might also experience throbbing pain, itching or swelling.

What is the difference between tunnels and plugs?

The difference between the tunnel and the plug The main difference is in the appearance of the jewellery. A tunnel (as you would expect) is hollow inside. You can see through the jewellery and this is highlighted inside the piercing cavity. A plug on the other hand, is solid and fills the piercing cavity.

How do you clean piercing tunnels?

Cleaning Glass Plugs / Gauges / Tunnels You just need some antibacterial soap and tap water. Clean them under running water, lather up, rinse well, and dry them immediately with a towel or paper towel.

What's the point of no return for gauges?

'The Point of No Return' is the point at which your stretched ears will most likely not ever go back to normal once taken out, and you will be left with holes in your ears forever, without the intervention of surgery. 'The Point of No Return' is roughly considered to be about the 8mm (0GA) mark.

What piercings can you stretch?

Stretching, in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly stretched piercings, with nasal septum piercings, tongue piercings and lip piercings/lip plates following close behind.

Should I take my plugs out at night?

I recommend you sleep with your plugs in your ears. Sleeping without them can cause irritation, dryness, and cracking. ... If you do end up blowing your ears out, take out the new jewelry and put in a smaller gauge of jewelry.

What is the white stuff on my gauges?

Your body secretes a substance called sebum, sebum is an oily secretion which helps your skin keep lubricated and keep it waterproof. The sebum mixes with the dead skin cells between your ear and the jewellery to make this unpleasant odour.

Can I wear silicone tunnels all the time?

Silicone plugs and silicone tunnels are very soft and rubbery, making them very comfortable to wear overnight or when doing sports. As a material, however, it's high-maintenance.

Are wooden plugs good for your ears?

Wood is not an appropriate material to stretch ears with. Wood plugs should only be worn in completely healed ear lobes or piercings. ... Wood is a porous material and it can harbor bacteria. This could be a threat to a freshly pierced/stretched lobe.

Is saline solution good for piercings?

Using a saline solution or sea salt solution to keep it clean can be one way to keep your piercing site free from infection as it heals.

Can I use alcohol to clean my gauges?

Do not use rubbing alcohol to clean jewelry while it is in your ear as it will irritate the area.

Does 00g shrink back?

Every person is different, and many factors, such as the elasticity of your skin and the time and method of stretching, can affect this. Most people can go between 2g (6mm) – 00g (10mm) and expect their ears to revert back to a normal piercing, after a few months of healing.

What size gauge can you not go back from?

It's often recommended that you start with 16 or 14 gauge when you first start stretching your ears. Stretching your ear larger than 2 gauge is often considered “the point of no return.” Once you stretch your ear to this point, you'll likely need surgery if you want the hole to fully close.

How can I increase my piercing size?

Simply wrap one layer (or more) of tape around the jewelry and re-insert it into the piercing. You will repeat this method over time, gradually adding more tape and thus increasing the size of the hole.

When should I stretch my piercing?

How long does it take to start stretching ears? Ear stretching can be done as soon as you want. The only real condition is that you need to have a completely healed piercing before you start. It's best to wait up to 6 months (sometimes longer) to make sure it's fully healed and you'll be able to stretch evenly.

Can you sleep with tunnels in?

Plugs stuck in ear Remove them often. Choose sensibly the plugs and tunnels to wear while sleeping. The only items we can safely recommend for wearing while asleep are the soft silicon plugs and tunnels. All other items carry a degree of risk.

Why do plugs stink?

The stink in your ear comes from dead skin and oil produced by your skin called sebum. The sebum and the dead skin get trapped in your piercings if you constantly keep your plugs/tunnels in. It is a result of sebum and dead skin being trapped in your hole.

Do gauges ever stop smelling?

As the skin stretches, you will most likely experience an unpleasant odor. Usually the odor is not detectable unless you are close to the ear or smell the actual gauge.

Do stretched ears ever stop smelling?

During the process of stretching your ears you may notice an unfortunate side effect – the smell! Some people are lucky enough to never suffer from ear funk but it is common when you first stretch your ears. It may not be pleasant but never fear – stretched ear odour is completely normal and easy to get rid of.