Can i sleep on my helix piercing

Of course, there are still times when I bump or bother it — but this is much less frequent now than it was when I first got the piercing. No matter how hard you try to prevent it, your cartilage piercing will probably swell up at one point or another. Thankfully, there is a super easy home remedy you can do while watching Netflix, reading or even just sitting around the house.

All you need to do is dip a camomile tea bag in hot water, then squeeze it out and apply the tea bag to the swollen area. Make sure to use pure camomile, or else you might irritate the swelling further.

Also, ensure that the teabag is warm but not so hot that it will burn your ear. Find a way to get comfortable with the teabag on your ear — lol, I know — and then just let it be for minutes. If your swelling is still painful, you can repeat the process a few times. Above is an amazing visual that helps to explain what can happen after sleeping on your new or healing piercing for an extended period of time. The bar can migrate, change angles, create scarring and just be generally unpleasant.

This can cause a lot of issues when it comes to changing your jewellery too as once it is on an angle like pictured above, it is almost impossible to get something to sit nice and flat. It is recommended to use a travel pillow to aid in sleeping safely after being pierced.

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Ear Cuff Helix. Stud Cartilage. Band Rings. Biker Rings. Cocktail Rings. Two Finger Rings. Young Girls Rings. Mine is fully healed now, and I love it, but it did get red and a bit sore for months, particularly if I got hairspray near it or accidentally slept on it. Good luck. Great article!! Maybe I have a high tolerance.

Hi Tara Thanks for the informative article. I had my helix done yesterday for the third time. The first two times were done with a gun. So far so good this time however im still full of anxiety and hoping it wont hurt like hell as the last two piercings did were I was forced to take out the stud just to relieve the agony.

Am doing the salt thing soaking cotton pads in the salt water as instructed. Thank again for your sharing. If I do occasionally sleep on it, it gets slightly inflamed and sensitive. I thankfully do not have a bump, but I have never heard of anyone experiencing sensitivity after a year. Is this normal? Heey i got my helix on the 22 of March and I was wondering what type of salt should i use to clean? Great, informative article! I got mine done on the 5th of March and have had no troubles with it at all!

I am going skiing in July and was wondering if this is enough healing time? Also, will my ear be irritated if I change it to a hoop piercing a couple weeks before I go? I absolutely agree with everything! I had my helix done two weeks ago, stupidly I also got my front helix on the other ear the same day so sleep has been a tad painful!

The woman who did mine is a friend with years of experience and loads of her own piercings so I trust her implicitly…Lynne if yours is still that bad now I would suggest you go back to your piercer for advice.

Mrs N I still have occasional problems with my first lobe piercings that were done 22 years ago! It was done with a gun and went at an odd angle so it occasionally gets sore and inflamed with thicker earrings…the price we pay for decoration!! But i really want it healed.. I had mine done five days ago and I accidentally slept on it on the third day. Is it normal to be like that?

Red and swollen with no pain? I got my cartilage done almost 4 months ago and it just started hurting again this past week. Thank you! Dear Victoria, Every time it becomes red or painful again, try regular salt baths for a few days and it should settle down. It is normal for this to happen for the first months as the deeper, internal healing continues. Good luck!

Dear Andrea, I would recommend seeing your doctor if you are concerned, but in the early days and weeks a certain amount of redness and swelling is considered normal. I just got my helix pierced 2 days ago and the bar has slid to the front and is longer at the front than the back is this okay? Or should I slide it back?

Hello ladies, I got my piercing done in October this year and all was fine till I stopped caring for it and it started getting swollen. Now both front and back of the piercing is swollen with bumps and hurts a lot too. What can I do? Hi, your article is great! I just got my Helix done 3 days ago and been doing the salt baths. Feels great. A tad uncomfortable just sleeping on one side. Really helpful article! I woke up and my helix was hurting really bad!

What should I do to help it? So 6 days ago, I got my lower back helix pierced as I plan to get my triple helix done. My piercer was confused at first as to what I wanted and eventually realised she had the wrong jewellry at the ready. She shrugged her shoulders and said it should be fine. Anyway, she jabbed me good, I gave the money and left, extremely happy.

My daith was also infected within the first week hen I got it done a few months ago, to the point where I could barely think from the fevers and headaches. I just got a q-tip and dipped it in tea-tree oil and lathered it on the jewellery moving it in and out of the hole.

I then repeated with colloidal silver. For anyone with infections, pure colloidal silver worked for my infected daith after two days applied twice daily. So, does magic exist? Yes, it does! Please help me if anyone is here! Amazing article. I had my helix pierced around 5 weeks ago and it has been perfectly fine up until a few days ago.

It started to go back to the initial pain of getting it pierced. Now it is swollen and very sore to touch. I am going to try the salt baths. Should I be worried?