Retiring BOTH Of My Tragus Piercings

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It's been a little bit since I last retired a piercing (think it was end of 2022), but the time has come for me to say goodbye to both of my tragus piercings. As much as I love them, I'm honestly just over my in-ear buds never fitting or sitting correctly in my ears because of those piercings. The good thing about piercings is that it doesn't have to be a permanent thing - I can always get them redone later down the road. But, for now, it's time to send both off into the land of retired piercings.
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@bev- Месяц назад

I retired one of my helix piercings early this year. It was pierced in 2018 as part of a double helix and I did everything right with aftercare. One healed beautifully and the other refused to heal and it would have random flare ups. After 6 years of dealing with the flare ups, I just got tired and I made the decision to take it out, and I'm so happy with that decision! Also, I did subscribe for the piercing content, but I'm staying for the vlogs and book content! And now looking forward to the tattooing/body art content! Congratulations on starting your business!!

@RapunzelReadz Месяц назад

I got my second holes on my lobes pierced almost two years ago. One ear healed and the other didn’t. I have done everything I’ve been told to do, and the longest it has gone without irritation is four weeks. So I’ve made the executive decision to remove the problem piercing after my sister’s wedding this weekend.

@aylasaurus Месяц назад

Fare thee well, lil tragus piercings, we knew ye well!

@linguisty Месяц назад

I actually first found your channel through your guide to tragus piercings, which I watched a couple of hours before I got my first one. I now have both of mine done and I completely understand your choice because... Yeah, the antennas when using earphones suck + they get tangled in your hair when windy. Farewell, little tragus piercings

@GeauxGretchen Месяц назад

Omg the hair getting stuck in them was soooo bad! Though I do think my hair getting stuck in my forward helix might be a smidge worse. 😩

@marymary1083 Месяц назад

Awwww my face seeing this title 😳😔 taking out the Daith too 😔😳… OMG what’s next lol 😂 your killing me smalls. Yesss I found you because of your daith. I have a Tragus in my left ear it’s been my problem child out of all my piercings n yes my AirPods can’t work in my ear because of my piercing, but I love it and could never… thanks for sharing and will always love your channel ♥️

@stephaniecountegan4314 Месяц назад

Sucks to have to retire a piercing. I pierced my own tragus and it healed the best out of all my piercings and NVR gave me any issues thankfully.

@kellytrotz7665 Месяц назад

I’m so sad but I get it. I have small ear holes so I can barely wear any earbuds anyways. Hoping to get my right tragus done soon as I can’t be comfortable with ear buds, I’d rather have my ears decorated. Came for the piercing content, stayed for the book and life content.

@redberry2484 2 дня назад

Not getting rid of mine!!I I think the Tragus is the most attractive piercing.

@Skatamoosh Месяц назад

I had my tragus pierced when I was 18 and I had it for a year and the jewelry fell out & closed up. I went to a shop this year and asked about my tragus and they said “I don’t know how they did that, you don’t really have the anatomy for that.” So I guess I’m also in the tiny tragus community too lol

@GeauxGretchen Месяц назад

Welcome to the Tiny Tragus Club!

@katep9812 28 дней назад

Missed you!😀❤. Love your look! Goodbye tragus piercings.

@thechaospope Месяц назад

I have a forward helix that I retired several months ago. It was always irritated and it was getting caught on my hair or with my glasses. Your reason for retiring the tragus piercings is exactly the reason that I haven't tried getting them. My left ear has a lobe to conch orbital that can interfere with some earbuds but it's such a notable piece that I deal with it.

@briannehoffman8814 15 дней назад

I can only wear an ear bud in my left ear because of my anti tragus and snug piercings on the right. I can relate. I have had my tragus piercings for so long that I have tighter jewelry where the ear bud doesn’t irritate it and I don’t have to push them out too far. I spent so much time healing my anti tragus and snug that I cannot ever let them go 😆 dedication, I know you’ll understand

@gufisberg Месяц назад

I had a similar problem with my tragus, I opted to getting a smaller bar and now my airpods fit perfectly! Goodbye tragus piercings ! :)

@victoriarenegar4597 Месяц назад

I absolutely love my loops, I completely forget to wear them to concerts though lol

@elizabethkeen7851 Месяц назад

10:29 your video on healing that piercing is the only reason my daith is happy!😂 headphones are fun with daiths though

@LizH316 29 дней назад

I have each tragus done as well. I was prescribed hearing aids a few months back. The wire sometimes gets stuck around the flatback. It’s a pill, but I deal with it. My health has already taken enough from me in other ways so I’m refusing to take my ear piercings out to accommodate hearing aids better. I just try my best to take my hearing aids out carefully (with the random exceptions of one deciding to fall off).

@ccxcrazy 24 дня назад

Top for removing internally jewellery that seems stuck. Wrap around the head with a bit of floss and use that to get some leverage

@bella4176 Месяц назад

Sadly, I retired my navel piercing, the skin between the upper and lower piercing holes was getting more and more narrow. I had it for almost 2 years. I miss it very much, and will more than likely allow it to heal and get it done again. It's a shame about your tragas, I love mine. I only have one, but the earbuds and earplugs don't bother it at all 😊

@humphreyw87 20 дней назад

I took out my industrial because due to headaches and constant swelling. Dizziness a lot too

@katep9812 12 дней назад

Miss you!❤

@brendacolemere1719 Месяц назад

i have both of my tragus piercings and also a side sleeper.Airplane neck pillows have been the greatest thing for me

@jessicaisherwood2888 Месяц назад

I got my left tragus done about six months ago...still not sleeping on it, still not using an ear bud in it, still hurts, still gets irritated and I am at that point as well. Going to remove mine this weekend, its been a frustrating journey. I got my daith at the same time as my tragus, Ive barely had any issues with it. Thank you for keeping us in the loop with your piercing journey, I was nodding my head the whole video! 🤣🤘🖤

@ec2497 Месяц назад

I get it, reaching a point where the aesthetic just doesn’t weigh up the discomfort. I had the same thing with my nip piercings. I was tired of having to be hyper aware of them as to not catch them, and they were always getting sore. So one by one they were retired. Shame because they looked awesome and they were by far my most painful piercing to get, but they just didn’t work for me.

@JoannaTheEthereal 23 дня назад

Tapers helps so much with tragus jewelry

@Teenitesy Месяц назад

I had three flat piercings in my Right ear cartilage in a curved formation and three flats in my left ear placed diagonally. I retired all of them. It looked like “too much” on me, and two of those piercings were a booger to heal. However, I did have the three flats redone on my left ear in a more curved shape that I like much better. Tiny tragus club member.

@behhk7341 Месяц назад

After 10 months of healing, I retired my nose piercing, a few days ago. It just wasn't doing well. I got real upset about it.

@JenLuvs16 Месяц назад

I retired my Daith piercing. It just would not heal fully no matter what we tried. It had to go. My tragus has always been good to me, especially after downsizing. I never have the uncomfortable feeling with air buds.

@WeSleepForever91 Месяц назад

I've recently semi retired my very first piercing which I got in 2011, one on the right side of my lip. I had a second one done next to it a few years later to turn it into spiderbites and then got a central labret on my lower lip too. Last year I got one on the left side and a medusa too, and I thought 5 looked a little cluttered so I took out the first one so I've effectively got cyberbites and snakebites. But I can't quite fully let go of that first piercing, as I don't want to regret it. So once a week or so I put an ear piercing taper that's the same size as the jewellery I wore into it to make sure it never fully closes, just in case.

@rgs8970 Месяц назад

Oh this is really helpful! I've considered tragus piercings in the past, but I didn't even think about how it might affect my loop earplugs (which I also swear by for shows!)

@Suprachiasmatic Месяц назад

I have had my tragus pierced for 20 years (just on the right side) and I still use loop earplugs for concerts. I use the smaller size on that side and they work great. I even sleep in them because my neighbors are loud and they’re super comfy!

@harmonyrapciewicz Месяц назад

I just retired my tragus yesterday it never seemed to want to heal. I've always had a piercing bump. I'm a side sleeper too It was a nightmare.

@EclipsaRosa Месяц назад

I'm so quick to take out jewelry. I LOVE piercings! But I'm not one to keep something in if it's uncomfortable. I need them to look nice, but be practical. And that's my main concern about the tragus. I've wanted it done for a really long time, but I just don't think I'll be able to. It's just so exposed 😂

@ReadingWheNeva 28 дней назад

This is a big reason I never got my Teague pierced. I use AirPods and Loops way too much for that lol

@juliejigsaw Месяц назад

lol i have a 5/32 post in my tragus and it's still long so yes, tiny tragus club 🤣

@princesscarroll537 Месяц назад

Just took out my daith- I miss it so much but similar to you, it would often flare up whenever I used headphones for work

@ccxcrazy Месяц назад

For anyone who has trouble with earbuds and tragus piercings, swapping to a hoop might help (if it is already healed)

@mariska.naomii Месяц назад

My tragus never healed, took it out a few months ago. One of the biggest relieves ever. I do miss it, because it looked sooo good😅 But I decided not getting it redone. I do want to get 2 more helixes and then I'm probably done😂

@mrsb5646 Месяц назад

I’ve been considering my tragus but will think carefully now as I wear air pods a lot of the time and I am also a side sleeper. Do you find your daith gets in the way of air pods? My daith gets a little sore if I’ve been wearing air pods for a long time

@melzz3653 25 дней назад

Why didn't you just downsize the jewelry?

@kellytimms129 Месяц назад

I have one tiny Tragus piercing

@apocalypse92 Месяц назад

Crazy. I have both mine done and they never hurt when I sleep on them and I'm a side sleeper too. But I have super large tragus' so maybe my anatomy helps??

@martycogley742 Месяц назад

Have you tried little hoops in your tragus? Just curious how a hoop would work with your headphones

@GeauxGretchen Месяц назад

I tried small hoops in them several years ago and was not a fan at all. They look cute with little hoops, but they didn't feel all that great. 😭

@AlwaysHavingFun951 Месяц назад

What size are the hoops in your nose? Did you get it from Oufer, and is it a hing segment ring? I want a snug fit but don't know which size I should get. My piercing is the same placement as yours.

@GeauxGretchen Месяц назад

I want to say both hoops are 1/4"! Those didn't come from Oufer, I believe I got them from UrbanBodyJewelry!

@lizg.7657 Месяц назад

See, I have always hated earbuds, they hurt and never stay in. So I have always gone with over the ear headphones which hasn't gotten in the way of the 5 cartilage piercings I have gotten in recent years. I can't sit at work all day or go out and about with headphones/buds, I have to hear everything going on.

@GeauxGretchen Месяц назад

I alternate between earbuds and over the ear headphones, kinda depends on what I’m doing and how much space I have to carry one or the other. My over the ear headphones don’t hurt me as much, but my ears will get sore after extended wear.

@aymen5193 Месяц назад

Can I ask where your rings are from? I've always admired them in your videos

@GeauxGretchen Месяц назад

Clocks and Colours (previously Etah Love) and James Avery! 😊

@aymen5193 Месяц назад

@@GeauxGretchen Thank you!

@stephanieroybal4953 Месяц назад

What do you use in your ears for concerts?

@GeauxGretchen Месяц назад

I use the Loop ear plugs!

@arisunohana Месяц назад

This was the same reason I gave up on the tragus piercing too, even though it's so cute. 🥲

@arisunohana Месяц назад

I retired 2 of my helix piercings and 2 lobes... cus my body still may be trying to heal from having gold jewelry in them before (found out about the gold allergy AFTER I had all of the piercings). Might want to have the rook instead of the daith and tragus since I do wear noise cancelling earbuds daily.