Can you wear earphones with a tragus piercing?
While healing it is always best to reduce the amount of bacteria you are introducing to your new piercing, this includes whatever may be on your earphones. I'd stay away from there for a bout a month, or buy a new pair specially, however remembering they may be sore. Also it may be worth asking to have it piercing with a labret instead of barbell or a ring, this will allow the jewellery to have a flat back and leave more room for the ear phones to go in. Hope this helps. For more info find us at: http://www.limited-edition-tattoo.com
Can I put headphones in? (tragus piercing)?
I got my tragus pierced yesterday on my right ear. At the moment, all of the pain is gone and i can comfortably move the barbell in the back (I know I shouldnt be messing with it at all, but i was given a barbell and sometimes it rotates in a way that touches the inside of my ear and causes it to itch alot, i only touch the very back of the barbell, not near the actual piercing) I just put alcohol onto my earphone ear pieces with a cotton ball, so would it be okay for me to use it without risk of infection since i just put alcohol on it?
There are several possible reasons:For any kind of headphones - excessive volume. The pain threshold is about 125 dB, which is the same volume as a balloon popping. Sustained exposure to sounds this loud can lead to long-term effects.Also for any kind of headphones - excessive treble. Related to excessive volume, if a pair has a particularly crisp high treble range, it can be literally fatiguing to listen for long periods of time. Especially if you listen at moderately loud volumes. This is why Sennheiser tends to roll off the high treble frequencies in their headphones.For in-ear headphones - too-large ear tips. Pretty simple concept; if you’re trying to jam earphones into your ears that are too large, they’ll be very uncomfortable. Most IEM’s come with at least 3 sizes of ear tips, so try going one size smaller.For on-ear headphones - well…. discomfort is kind of normal. I’d expect all on-ear headphones to be slightly uncomfortable for everybody. But they’ll be especially uncomfortable if they have a particularly strong clamping force or insufficient padding on the earcups, or if you just have larger ears (like me).For over-ear headphones - poor fit. If they’re uncomfortable, you should probably get larger headphones. Strong clamping force can also contribute, but I don’t see this as a major issue here.At the end of the day, headphones should be comfortable. If they’re physically painful to wear, you need better headphones. I, as I’ve mentioned earlier, have unusually large ears, which require particularly large earcups.With that said, I’ve had the Sennheiser HD 598 SE for a year, and the HD 598 Cs for a week, and both have exceptionally large earcups that fit my ears comfortably, plus a fairly light clamping force. I can use both for several hours on end with no noticeable fatigue.For contrast, my previous daily driver headphones, some on-ear wireless headphones from Urbanears, had a particularly strong clamping force and unexceptional ear cushions, which made them hurt after just 20–30 minutes of use.Regardless of your ears, you should be able to find headphones that fit comfortably. It might take a bit of research, but it’s totally worth it in the end.
Don’t know why no one said this.The earbuds feel uncomfortable because you are probably using them wrong.As per the design it is intuitive to think that the way to put the Apple earbuds in is with the protruding edge inside the ear hole. But I figured that doesn’t work for me. In fact within minutes that causes a pain in the inner ear lobe of my left ear.What you should try is putting in the earbuds slightly tilted, with the protruding edge facing upwards towards the ceiling.Such a relief to have discovered this. Now I can enjoy my music without that bad pain on the inner ear lobe.
I suppose its possible, if the headphones were tight. Artificial cranial deformation, or head binding, was a thing in history, so the skull can be distorted by having pressure on it through development. I don't know if that actually explains your case though, esp. since the details are scare.
If it’s pressure pain (headphones are pressing too hard against your ear) then mild massaging (to get blood restored in the area) should do the trick. If you are having ear canal pain then you need a softer/smaller insert. If you are using on-ear headphones - stop using them. There is no universe that on-ear headphones are comfortable. Use over-ear (larger ear cup) or in-ear type headphones.
An element worth noting in all of this is that you may be tuning your voice to what you're hearing, rather than to the acoustic of the room. When you sing, a certain percentage of the sound that you hear in real time is heard through bone, which can distort things. You may need to retrain your singing to ignore the effect of the bone, because it could be throwing you off.There's a cool trick that I love for doing this without having to record yourself all the time. Put your hand on each side up to the tragus of your ear (that little cartilage flap that's right on top of the ear opening) on each side. Put your hand there in the same position as though you were karate chopping, if that makes sense (but, obviously, gently). Then curve your fingers so that they outline the rest of your ear. You should look kind of like you're giving yourself Mickey Mouse ears if you're doing it right. Now try to speak. And try to sing, for that matter. Your voice should sound different but not THAT different. This is a pretty good approximation of what you sound like to people who aren't you. It's also a useful tool for where you should be recording your voice. Walk into a recording studio that you're thinking about using (or a room you're thinking of recording in), and try this out. If you don't feel good about the acoustic, record somewhere else!
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Here's my piercing story. =) I got my tragus pierced yesterday, and i LOVE it. I was terrified at first because i heard that it is very painful, but after i paid and i was waiting to be called i settled down. I went in shaking (because i was excited) and the piercer was very nice. He cleaned off all of the equipment, got the jewelry ready (I got a CBR- captive bead ring) i didnt look at the needle because i didnt want to know what it looked like- and that definately helped me. I felt the needle touching my tragus and i closed my eyes and it was over in about 3 seconds. I was suprised because it really didnt hurt! It was about a 2 out of 10- and i honestly dont think i take pain that well. I will admit- the popping and cracking that i hear definately made me a little qweezy, but i was over it in a few minutes (however the sound is still stuck in my head...lol) my ear was fine, and i didnt feel a thing until about 10 min. after i had it done. It hurt to smile and it basically felt like i had an ear ache. But i took some tylenol and i was fine. I got it done yesterday at about 6:45 and since then i've only taken 3 doses of tylenol. Its 10:25 now. =) I do have a little ear ache, but all in all i dont even realize that its there. I definately think that you should make sure that you get it on the ear that you dont sleep on- because i cant imagine sleeping on my left side right now (thankfully i sleep on my right) It is still sensitive when i touch it- but its a fresh pierced, its going to be sensitive. =) And to answer your other questions, i heard that its easier to wear headphones if you have a CBR, but i dont really understand how that would make sense...lol As for aftercare, It was a little hard for my to twist the CBR at first because it was very sensitive but its fine now (but it still hurts a little bit) I love how it looks. I have a cute little CBR with a little pink crystal ball on it. I personally find the hoop more attractive than the barbell, but thats my opinion. Well good luck, i hope i helped. Sorry i wrote so much! haha. =)
I have done this several times, and I strongly suggest you don't do this. It is not worth it. Things may be different for other people, but my experiences tell me it is a terrible idea.First of all, you don't actually listen to the music when you are sleeping. You don't hear what songs are playing (though your dreams might be influenced by what you hear a little bit) and you don't remember the songs you have listened to while you were sleeping.Second, your ears will hurt. Seriously, they will. There is a constant stream of annoying noises coming your way (yes, they are annoying even when you hear your favourite song. You just want to sleep), there is no piece and quiet at all, and let's not forget that lying on your side makes those headphones quite uncomfortable.Third, you get a constant stream of input. You have no chance at all of getting some peace and quiet. Your mind doesn't get a chance to rest. Even if you do fall asleep, it is a restless one, and you will be tired the next day. You will wake up when you are close to waking up with your REM-sleep, so you will wake up several times during the night. Last time I did it, it took me four days to recover, to not be tired during the day.Fourth, if they are not wireless, those wires are constricting, they get in the way of your movements during sleep, and you might actually destroy your headphones.All in all, a lot of downsides for virtually no upsides. I am not going to do it ever again, and I would strongly advise you to do the same.