Gauging from 8 to 6? Help!!

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G S.

Mar 18, 2016

G S.

So I'm stretching my ears and I just can't seem to stretch from 8 to 6. I've tried several times, stretching free a shower, after soaking my ear, using a ton of oil, and it's been 2 months. How do I make the stretch easier? I really want to stretch bigger.

Sarah W.

Mar 18, 2016

Sarah W.

Your lobes may need more time. Either that or it just won't stretch any bigger. I knew this girl who waited a year to go to a 6 from an 8 and she still ended up tearing her lobes.

Shaye M.

Mar 18, 2016

Shaye M.

I'm not sure about the sizing there but we go in mm's here and going to 8mm was the worst for me to try and get to, it was the only size I had trouble with and even after waiting 3 months it still didn't want to budge even though after every stretch I'd wait only a month or so, I ended up testing my lobe however I did get the taper through, it healed fine and I cleaned it twice daily with saline solution once the swelling went down for about a week to make sure it was fine. I'm not saying go tear your lobe cause it doesn't feel good but that was the only way for me to get my right ear to stretch, I ended up going to 22mm, back down to 4mm after having them out for a year and now I'm back at 10mm, so the elasticity of my ears wasn't interfered with when I tore my lobe either. I've found that having a warm shower beforehand tends to help loosen up your ears a little bit.

Shaye M.

Mar 18, 2016

Shaye M.

Not testing, tearing* haha

Kailey L.

Mar 18, 2016

Kailey L.

Shaye is right, tearing/blow outs suck, but with the proper care they aren't the end of the world. I would give your ears a rest, wait another 2-4 weeks and try again. 8 to 6 and 4 to 2 were a bitch, but you can do it! I find cursing loudly and repeatedly helps.

Krystinn R.

Mar 19, 2016

Krystinn R.

My ears at at a 7/16.
blow outs suck but usually only occur when your doing a dry stretch or jumping sizes.
8 to a 6 should be a fairly easy jump.
some times it just tears because you have scar tissue from the previous size up.

Laney H.

Mar 19, 2016

Laney H.

You could also try a 7mm. I had to do that when I got to 20mm!

Rissa G.

Mar 19, 2016

Rissa G.

Aw I miss my stretched ears :(( hahah.

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