Cartilage piercings can have major differences in pain level and healing time. How much a piercing hurts will partly depend on where it is located. Hi R/Piercing! I took out the earring and looked behind my ear, and there's a big red bump over the piercing. So it's been close to a year now that my cartilage has been pierced, and i noticed that lately my ear has been hurting whenever i lay on it. Ear cartilage pain can be sharp or mild depending on the severity of the affliction and is very often accompanied by the discoloration of the outer ear, characterized by a distinct redness around the ear cartilage skin area. I got my cartilage piercing a year ago with my friend and they still hurt for both of us after a year. My Cartilage Piercing Is Infected âCauses. Piercings at the top of the ear or the inner portion of ear cartilage might hurt more, however. Maybe y'all can help me out; I had the cartilage in my left ear pierced twice when I was a teenager at a piercing stand in a mall (shame on me, I know). Cartilage is thick, hard tissue that doesnât pierce as easily as soft earlobes. Most of my piercings have gotten infected but if still infected after this long I would take it out, and than think about getting it done again, just ot right away. I've wanted a cartilage piercing since forever, so the prospect of finally getting it made me feel so giddy that I couldn't help but grin from ear to ear when the piercer finally put the gun to my ear (and if you feel weirded out just by reading that, imagine how the piercer must have felt watching close-up). Cartilage Piercing of 10+ years still hurts? It doesnât last for more than a few seconds. I'm thinking that it's probably because we were stupid and changed the piercing after just 2 months, but I have another friend who did the same thing and she was completely fine. Cartilage piercing should be changed after two months but it does not matter in every case when you feel comfortable and it does not hurt you, you can change it. According to Dr. Axe, cartilage piercing infection is primarily caused by microorganisms of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus Aureus. cartilage piercing infected after a year? Its pain level is measured on the pain scale as only 3 points out of 10. I LOVE them! I had them done at the same time. But OH how the top piercing hurts. I have seventeen piercings, and if it still hurts and still pusses and isn't healing your only option is taking it out, or getting it looked at. BTW! However, the hardest part of the experience is the first two weeks after the actual procedure. But you should not try it yourself, first, consult your piercing consultant, if he recommends you to change your cartilage piercing ⦠A cartilage piercing bump may be tiny and appear under the skin, or so large that it changes the shape of the ear. A week ago, I got my very first cartilage piercing â a double helix.. Cartilage piercing is among the less painful piercing procedures. Ear cartilage pain is a response to an injury or affliction in the ear due to various causes. i just got my 3rd and 4th cartilage (helix) piercings, the first two were with a gun and ended up getting infected so after 8 months i took them out, the newest two i got with a gun, the piercing itself didn't really hurt, just a hard pinch, still super sore when my ear is bumped after a few days but hoping these go better than the first ones did. Cartilage piercing pain is sharp and quick. Common earlobe piercings usually donât hurt much because the area is fleshy. Rook piercings can be pretty painful. If the pain continues for more than a couple of days, you could be getting an infection. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus Aureus a year ago with my friend and they still hurt for of... 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