Piercing?

[dcarney]

Here's a strange question:

I got the cartiledge of the upper part of my ear pierced over the weekend, which requires keeping the little hoop ring that they provide in the piercing for 3 months. Unfortunately, putting my men on squishes this like hell and causes a lot of pain, to the point that I didn't practice with men tonight. I didn't think it would be such a problem, as the hoop is very small, but well, it is. Has anyone had to deal with this before or found a solution to it? At worst, I guess I could take the hoop out for practice, but they said clearly to not take it out, so I was looking for an alternative.

Thanks in advance!

[kendogrl7]

i feel ur pain, i had a cardlage piercing awhile ago but i had to take it out because it got infected. My advice is maybe u should take the men off intill it heals a little bit , for now keep on and cleaning it so it won't get infected. Putting the men on can risk the chance of getting it infected , and trust me u don't want that. Also taking it out means it might close up. hope my advice helps. :)

[hamish]

Can you make more room in the men around that area by molding the menbuton? You could try wetting it and making a bulge around the piercing.

If its hot where you're training, though, you might want to take a break for a while to avoid getting it infected, though.

[souljah]

soak some cotton wool in some disinfectant and cover the piercing on both sides of ear for a bit of cushioning, then tape it all up

it might work

[Nanbanjin]

Cut a hole in the men-buton where the ear is.

[KingCanute]

my prince albert gave me some trouble at first but when I stopped wearing tighty whiteys and took up freedom kendo i felt far more comfortable. Moral of the story is give it space until it heals.

[Cheese_Man]

theres no easy solution other then to either take the earing out or live with the discomfort, I havent had a earing in my ears in about 2 years between work and kendo, and i had both my ears pierced in the cartilidge plus a few below tried the eye brow thing once too

[litige]

my prince albert gave me some trouble at first but when I stopped wearing tighty whiteys and took up freedom kendo i felt far more comfortable. Moral of the story is give it space until it heals.

...you got a prince albert?

[KingCanute]

no not really, i hear that it makes you piss all wonky so you have to sit down to pee. i don't need the hassle to be honest.