Shortly after I posted the pics I noticed the right one was all the way in, and then not long after the left one is. I guess they gradually stretched enough to finish going through. I can't imagine how people put those big fat things in their ears that a lot of people do these days.
Diamond earrings...can barely get them in my ears!
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The right way to taper your holes is not with a consumer earring, but rather with a smooth taper which looks like a needle, but is a little bigger on one end than the other. Then, as you said, it creates micro tears inside the hole. Best healing is with a smooth bead ring or stud like used for body piercing. My wife wore bead rings in her tapered holes to heal them for a while.
Maybe it was just a local thing but when I had my ears done (mid 70s) everyone urged me to swap to the tiniest wires I could find as soon as the piercings were healed enough to take out the original earrings. You wanted to get the tiniest, least visible holes possible. And it wasn't a teenage thing either as my mother's friends were urging her to buy me wires as opposed to posts to make sure the holes healed as small as possible. And you never slept in your earrings because that would make the holes bigger. Big piercings were trashy. How times change.
Now I'm worried that I wont be able to wear diamond screw backs! My ears are quite sensitive.
Were the earrings made in India (or the Middle-East, perhaps???)? I've had many pairs of Indian earrings that have very thick posts, often threaded, like screws (I hate those! Ouch!) I think this is done to keep them from falling out. Could a jeweler file off the threaded surface, and make the posts smooth? Maybe that would thin them out?
I suppose you could grease them in some way; however, I tend to avoid wearing them! Sorry, I know that's not much help to you!
They are GORGEOUS earrings (on some GORGEOUS earlobes, I might add!)!
I suppose you could grease them in some way; however, I tend to avoid wearing them! Sorry, I know that's not much help to you!
They are GORGEOUS earrings (on some GORGEOUS earlobes, I might add!)!
If you find that you just can't wear the screwbacks, you can always take them to a jeweler and have them replace the post. I had to do that with a pair of my diamond studs. At first I was worried because they weren't screwed into my earlobe, but in 14 years they have never budged or even come loose. They fasten as tight as ever.
I have VERY sensitive ears, and when I got my first diamond screwbacks 10 years ago, they hurt for days. I stuck with them, and now I don't know when I have them in. I am crazy about them because I don't worry about the earrings falling out like I would with any other backs. Good luck!
Thanks for the tip. It's a pain to do, but it would be horrible to spend thousands of dollars on diamond studs only to find out you can't wear them!
Women out there! I had the same problem for years and i finally found a solution that works for ME. Give it a try.
1. Put ice on your ears- without earrings in
2. Use methelated spirits and clean the earring you try to put in
3. (Optional step- wear esrrings in overnight to open them up more)
4. Often you will hurt yourself trying to put earrings in. Not being able to push them through or missing the hole and often stabbing your ear. Put earrings in for a minute to assure your holes havent closed up. Repeat for both ears. Also put your earing through the back. Eg- diamond at back of your ear.
5. Put your earrings in. It will hurt i can assure but as long as you push it through- it wont do any damage to your ears pushing it through. This widens your ear hole and it will sting and feel sore for a while but put ice on it and it will feel fine in the morning♡ it helped me a lot with this method. Note* when you are pushing uour earring in it wont go in straight away you have to push it through- painful but it will recover quickly- i hadnt worn earrings for months when i couldn't get them to fit. You have to repierce your ears it sounds bad but it is fine once saying again. If you try everything and nothing works- see a beautiatrician or chemist to repeirce your ears or for advice♡
1. Put ice on your ears- without earrings in
2. Use methelated spirits and clean the earring you try to put in
3. (Optional step- wear esrrings in overnight to open them up more)
4. Often you will hurt yourself trying to put earrings in. Not being able to push them through or missing the hole and often stabbing your ear. Put earrings in for a minute to assure your holes havent closed up. Repeat for both ears. Also put your earing through the back. Eg- diamond at back of your ear.
5. Put your earrings in. It will hurt i can assure but as long as you push it through- it wont do any damage to your ears pushing it through. This widens your ear hole and it will sting and feel sore for a while but put ice on it and it will feel fine in the morning♡ it helped me a lot with this method. Note* when you are pushing uour earring in it wont go in straight away you have to push it through- painful but it will recover quickly- i hadnt worn earrings for months when i couldn't get them to fit. You have to repierce your ears it sounds bad but it is fine once saying again. If you try everything and nothing works- see a beautiatrician or chemist to repeirce your ears or for advice♡
Ummm do you have to do this each time you put in earrings? I think you should consult an APP certified piercer because something may be wrong with your piercings or your earrings.
To op, I would change the posts to non threaded with large secure friction or la pousette backs. Pushing the threaded part through a too small hole will cause little tears and allow bacteria into the skin. Also threaded studs are fiddly and can easily unscrew themselves so you constantly have to check that they are tight and secure. Even better is to convert the posts to a threadless end/labret system but I’m guessing you would need a specialty jeweler for that. I’m a big fan because the post can be sized to the thickness of your earlobe so there is no long post and ugly backing sticking out of the backside of the ear. The back is basically flush against your skin and barely visible. And it is amazingly comfortable with almost no risk of losing the earrings.
My daughter had the same issue at her teenage but as she is very fond of diamond earring so she used to wear those earrings for weeks and months. Yes it used to hurt her at first but she managed to make a habit of wearing diamond earring and now she wears it without any problem.