Mine were pierced as a baby. Most people I know (in my culture anyway) had them pierced as babies. I've never really known anyone to have any issues. I don't spend much on earrings.
Pierced at 8. Minimal upkeep and no allergies or other issues. I probably buy a few pairs of relatively inexpensive ($10-30) earrings a year. My more expensive earrings are generally gifts.
Pierced at 5. I still clean them regularly with alcohol. I am allergic to nickel so I stick with one pair of diamond studs that don't irritate my ears and take them out every week or so to clean. The studs were a gift six years ago so I spend $0 on earrings a year.
Am I the only one who has never pierced their ears on this board? I'm pierced, 2 times in each lobe and once in my left cartilage (haven't worn in years)
If you have your ears pierced how old were you when you had them done? 4 the first time, 17 the second time and 18 for the cartilage
How much effort was the original upkeep? Ongoing upkeep? Not much a couple weeks of disinfecting and twirling, ongoing upkeep is nothing
Do you have any issues? Infections? Metal allergies? What else should I know? I got constant infections with my cartilage. It might have had something to do with the fact that I got it done in the Walmart jewelry section (yes I know, I was a dumb kid)
How much do you spend in earrings per year?Not much, I rarely wear earrings and when I do it is simple studs or hoops that I can wear any were.
How much have you cumulatively spent on earrings?Over my lifetime? I have absolutely no idea.
If you have your ears pierced how old were you when you had them done? 8-ish for my first one. 16-ish for my double piercing, and 18 for the cartilage piercing at the top of my hear.
How much effort was the original upkeep? Ongoing upkeep? Not much effort. You just twist occasionally and keep them clean. It's no more difficult than brushing your teeth. There is no ongoing upkeep. The cartilage piercing was a little more difficult as I had to soak in saltwater and it was really painful for a while.
Do you have any issues? Infections? Metal allergies? What else should I know? I've only had issues with my cartilage piercing. Never with the two piercings on my lobe.
How much do you spend in earrings per year? Maybe $200?
How much have you cumulatively spent on earrings? Thousands, but I have two sets of diamond studs, pearls with diamonds, and a few other nicer pairs.
Post by RoxMonster on Apr 30, 2013 20:07:48 GMT -5
If you have your ears pierced how old were you when you had them done? 18. My parents would have let me pierce them whenever; I was just a scaredy cat and was afraid of getting them done any sooner.
How much effort was the original upkeep? Ongoing upkeep? When I first got them done, it was the typical turn them, put ointment on, etc. I did get an infection in one ear even though I did everything I was supposed to, but it cleared up after a few days. Now I do zero upkeep.
Do you have any issues? Infections? Metal allergies? What else should I know? Just the previously mentioned infection
How much do you spend in earrings per year? Ha like $0. I have one pair of studs I wear constantly and will only wear a different pair if I am dressing up to go somewhere.
How much have you cumulatively spent on earrings? I bought quite a few pairs when I first got them pierced, but not expensive ones. Maybe $200 total?
Post by delawarejen on Apr 30, 2013 20:17:27 GMT -5
I can't remember how old I was - somewhere betweeen 21 and 24 I think. One ear was fine, one wasn't - I never moved out of the original piercing pair, I just let them close up again after maybe a month or two? It took years for the lobe to heal so that I couldn't feel scar tissue. I'm not interested in doing it again...
Post by bluelikejazz on Apr 30, 2013 20:30:37 GMT -5
I don't have mine pierced either. I guess I never asked when I was little, and now I don't even think about it. At this point it comes up so infrequently I just don't care.
Post by estrellita on Apr 30, 2013 21:58:59 GMT -5
I got mine done at I think 11? No big problems, just cleaning them here and there. My ears do turn green though with certain earrings so I have to be careful about that. I got the second holes at 14, probably less upkeep there. I don't buy earrings that often. I have some fake diamond studs I wear all the time and switch out the bottom ones for dangly ones when I feel like it.
I also have my belly button and nose pierced (got those at 19 and 23 I think it was?). Belly button was probably the most upkeep. Nose hurt more but healed pretty fast. I don't change those out often either (it's a huge pain to get the nose stud out now that it's been in there forever.. blah).
Am I the only one who has never pierced their ears on this board? lol. I don't know about this board, but I can't think of a single woman I know IRL that doesn't have pierced ears.
If you have your ears pierced how old were you when you had them done? Eight or ten maybe? I forget exactly.
How much effort was the original upkeep? Ongoing upkeep? I remember having to clean my ears and earrings, and having to keep earrings in a lot of the time so the holes didn't close up, but that was just for like the first year maybe, if that. There's really been no upkeep at all since then.I do wear earrings on a regular basis, but I will sometimes go a week or two where I don't even think about putting any in.
Do you have any issues? Infections? Metal allergies? What else should I know? No issues, no infections, although I seem to recall a couple girls in school having infections. I presumed that was from not cleaning them well enough but I don't know for sure. If you have allergies, you'll have a skin reaction. Then you'll just have to find which metals work for you. I don't think metal allergies are super common though.
How much do you spend in earrings per year? No idea. Hardly anything at this point, unless you count gifts from DH. Some are costume and some are "real" (pearls, white gold, platinum, stones, etc.). The nicer jewelry has pretty much all been gifts from DH. I can't recall the last time I went out with the intention to shop for earrings.
How much have you cumulatively spent on earrings? I couldn't begin to calculate. I would imagine that the better stuff is worth several thousand. No one pair has been particularly expensive except the diamond studs, but 12 - 15 pairs even at a few hundred each adds up to a few thousand.
Post by mariafromnj on May 1, 2013 10:42:01 GMT -5
Mine were pierced around 6 months old. At 18 I got a second and third but they are closed now
I never had any issues until college when I wore a lot of heavy pairs and my holes got a little stretched out. They are back to normal now.
I love earrings! I have so many so there is always the perfect pair for what I am wearing. I spend a lot on Etsy. Maybe $200 - $250 a year. Every few years I get a nice expensive pair from DH.
I have a few diamond pairs (one that was for our 5 year is issured with my ring). I have a beautiful emerald set and a sapphire set, I also have a a few that are solid gold so I would say my total is pretty far up there.