Types of Ear Piercings that you can get:

• Lobe Piercing

• Upper Lobe Piercing

• Helix Piercing

• Forward Helix Piercing

• Flat Piercing

• Daith Piercing

• Conch Piercing

• Tragus Piercing

• Anti-Tragus Piercing

• Snug Piercing

• Rook Piercing

• Industrial Piercing

Personality can be shown in accentuated with earrings of different sorts on different parts of your ear. In this article, we will look at multiple ear piercings and stacking, as well as each individual location in which you can pierce. We will learn each name for each place. You can pierce and a little bit about them. Here is the perfect article on the top ear-piercing placements and everything you should know about them.

Lobe Piercing

This is, simply put, the piercing that you usually see on the average person. This is considered probably the most standard piercing on the ear that there is. This piercing is usually what little children get as their very first piercing in life.

Pain – Low

Healing time – Fast (8 weeks)

Maintenance – Easy

Jewelry Options – Extremely high

This type of piercing is done too many small children across the world. The pain threshold for this one is very low. Not only this, but the healing time is incredibly fast in comparison to some of the other ear piercings on this list. There is zero Cartlidge in this piercing, and the healing time is between 6 to 8 weeks. Being that this is the most popular and widely done piercing, there are in a Normas amount of options for you to choose from. You can stretch this piercing into gauges or not. You can wear studs or hanging earrings. Within each category, there are sub categories as well to the types of jewelry that you can put into this piercing. maintenance is incredibly simple in comparison to a lot of the other piercings as well.

Upper Lobe

There are usually two places in which people place their lobe piercings. These piercings can stand on their own or work together with the more standard placement of lobe piercings.

Pain – Low

Healing time – Fast (10 weeks)

Maintenance – Easy

Jewelry options -  Extremely high

The pain threshold for this piercing is incredibly low just like the last one in our article. While the healing time is largely  comparable, sometimes it is a little bit longer. The usual rule of thumb is the further up on the ear you go the longer it takes to heal. That being said, this piercing is so close and similar to the standard lobe, piercing that the heel times are usually about the same.

Helix Piercing

Now, with this piercing, we are finally getting more into the cartilage of the ear. Along the outside edge of the ear is typically referred to as a helix piercing. Now that we’re getting further up the ear and into the cartilage, it will take longer for the piercing to heal. This is a great option of piercing to stack one over the other to offer some variety and a different look.

Pain – Medium

Healing time – Medium (4-6 months)

Maintenance – Medium

Jewelry options – High

This particular piercing isn’t as painful as some of the other ones that we will visit in this article. Being that this piercing is now getting into the cartilage of the ear the healing time has increased considerably. Now we are looking at up to around half a year to heal fully on average. The maintenance level also increases as you should try to not sleep on that side of your head and should also not change your earring during this period of time. For this particular piercing, you have many options. The options in jewelry that you have is very comparable to upper lobe piercings.

Forward Helix Piercing

Whose piercing is in front of the ear on the cartilage area that faces forwards on your face. usually you can get more than one piercing at a time in this area. This is where things start to get a little bit more unique and start to stand out a little bit more than the others.

Pain – Medium

Healing time – Medium to High (4-9 months)

Maintenance – Medium

Jewelry options – Medium

While this area of ear piercing is accompanied by studded jewelry, you can get more than one hole in this location. This offers the option of a variety, even though you usually only use one type of jewelry. And example you can use different stones and different colors to accent each other for a different look. This provides you with more variety and choices. The same as the last helix piercing. He will want to avoid sleeping on that side of your head. Because this piercing is in the cartilage, it takes a decent amount of time to heal fully and properly. This specific piercing may even take longer than the average helix piercing on the outside of the ear. I can easily take up to 3/4 of a year to heal all the way. The pain level, at least, is very similar to the normal helix piercing.

Flat Piercing

In between the helix piercing, and the rook piercing on the flat section of the inside of your ear lies the perfectly named piercing. The Flat piercing. This piercing is also in the cartilage of the ear. You know what that means. Anything cartilage means more pain and more time to heal completely.

Pain – Medium

Healing time – Medium to High (4-9 months)

Maintenance – Medium

Jewelry options – Medium

The maintenance, healing time, and pain level are all closely comparable to the previous cartilage piercings in this article. You do, however, get the added benefit of the unique piercing location in comparison to many of the other locations. This one will surely stand out among a lot of the others out there. While usually a small earring or a stud is used in this location, you can connect this piercing to another one on the outside of the ear. This gives you a little bit more in the way of versatility and options.

Daith Piercing

The pronunciation of this piercing sounds like you’re saying the word faith, but with a D at the beginning instead of an F. This particular piercing has surely been gaining a lot of attention in the past handful of years or so. This piercing is on a smaller piece of cartilage on the inside of the ear. For a very long time those that practice the art of acupuncture view this location as a helpful pressure point to decrease headaches. Apparently, it is said that if this piercing is done correctly, it can help you if you have regular headaches. There doesn’t currently seem to be an abundance of scientific evidence, backing this up, and surely, we will visit this in a later more specific article on this website.

Pain – Medium to High

Healing time – Medium to High (4-9 months)

Maintenance – Medium

Jewelry options – Medium

The pain level experienced from this particular placement of piercings depends, largely on the piercer, and the unique subjective experience from the individual receiving the piercing. Some individuals report feeling less of a stinging, sharp pain and more of a pressure pain sensation. The healing. For this piercing is incredibly similar to the previous piercing on this list. The maintenance on this piercing is comparable to helix piercings, however, it is harder to get to slightly if you need to clean it. The daith piercing is generally a hoop earring, but you can also connect it to other locations as well.

Conch Piercing

There are inner and outer conch piercings, and your professional piercing individual will most likely recommend you which one to get. The difference in placement from these options leads to different options later on and jewelry. So make sure you ask your piercer, which one is right for you and what you are looking to do with this piercing. The inner piercing is usually more for studs in the outer piercing is generally more for hoop earrings.

Pain – Medium

Healing time – Medium to High (4-9 months)

Maintenance – Medium

Jewelry options – High

The maintenance for this piercing is almost entirely similar to the helix piercings from earlier in the article. The rest that has to do with this piercing is also similar to the recently mentioned piercings on this list. The only difference they could be possibly found, and this type of piercing is the amount of options and specific differences that you can find and jewelry. Mostly, this is due to the options that you have in picking your initial piercing location as previously mentioned. Other than that, you have pretty much the same options, and hoops, studs, and connecting piercings to other piercings.

Tragus piercing

Don’t let this one scare you at first sight too much. This one looks great, especially when paired with some other options on this list in this article. It’s forward facing aesthetic and placement on the cartilage in front of the ear before the ear canal makes it a little bit more unique than some of the others.

Make sure you notice whether your piercer is attempting to do this piercing with a needle or with a piercing gun. This does make a difference as this piercing should be done with a needle only.

Pain – Low to Medium

Healing time – Medium (4-6 months)

Maintenance – High

Jewelry options – Low to Medium

As far as cartilage piercings go, this piercing is one of the least painful among them. While the pain is low in comparison, to some of the other cartilage piercings, the maintenance level is generally much higher. It’s good practice to not wear any headphones or sleep on the side of the piercing. Doing these things can increase the chances of infection and pain over the healing process period. Even though usually this piercing can be completely healed in around six months it can usually take up to a full year for complete recovery. The jewelry options for this piercing specifically are a little bit more limited than some of the others. Generally, this piercing location is accompanied by a stud or a small hoop.

Anti-Tragus Piercing

This piercing brings a little bit of uniqueness to a more usually pierced section of the ear. This piercing is placed above the lobe and in line with the height of placement of the tragus. Usually the piercing jewelry used in this specific piercing location is that of hoop, earrings or barbells.

Pain – High

Healing time – Medium (3-6 months)

Maintenance – Medium to High

Jewelry options - Medium   

Full recovery from this piercing, usually takes anywhere from around a half a year to a full year. Healing, however, can sometimes take as low as three months, but generally around 5 to 6 months. The maintenance level for this piercing is not is high as some of the others on this list, but still decently high in its own regard. Again, you are recommended to not sleep on that side or wear headphones for a considerable period of time as to avoid infection and added pain.

Snug Piercing

This piercing gets a little bit more specific and sometimes it’s called the anti-helix piercing. Some individuals are not suited for this piercing the way that they should be in order to pull it off properly in a physical manner. Everyone’s ear shape and construction is different, and it is important to take this into consideration. Ask a professional before piercing your ear in this area to make sure you are doing what is best for you.

Pain – Extremely High

Healing time – Medium (6 months)

Maintenance – High

Jewelry options – Medium

Yes, this piercing should take around six months to fully heal. Usually, however, the entire recovery period through and through will take around a year total. The biggest thing to take into consideration with this particular piercing option is the pain level. For some individuals this will be the most painful ear piercing option that there is available. It is also difficult to take care of this piercing and avoid infection and added pain through the healing process. Do a little bit more research and make sure this piercing is for you before you move on with it. If you do, choose to move forward with this piercing, there are some pretty cool jewelry options out there for it.

Rook piercing

Towards the top of the ear on a fold of Cartlidge in the inside, this piercing is definitely a unique position to put some jewelry. Usually, this piercing is done by those with multiple other piercings to add to the complete set of that they are wearing.

Pain – High

Healing time – High (6-12 months)

Maintenance – Medium to High

Jewelry options – Medium

There aren’t very many options when it comes to jewelry for this piercing as usually, there are normal, studs, bars, and small hoops that go in this location. This piercing is difficult to get to for maintenance and pretty high on the pain scale. All of these aspects taken into consideration they probably won’t weigh as much on your decision making process as much as the healing time well. Average healing time for a complete heal from this piercing can usually be expected to take up to a year.

Industrial Piercing

Another piercing on this list that should always be done with a needle instead of a piercing gun, the industrial piercing is done at the top of the ear and completed with a long bar through each piercing hole.

Pain – High

Healing time – High (6-12 months)

Maintenance – Medium to High

Jewelry options – Low

It’s recommended that you clean this piercing every day and don’t sleep on it like the others in the cartilage category on this list. The healing time is also high due to the placement on the ear with the height of the ear and being on the cartilage. On the pain scale, this piercing also rates high and is one of the most painful piercings that you can get on your ear. As far as jewelry options go generally this piercing location is completed with a bar through each of the piercing holes and thus there is not an incredible amount of variation to be had.

Conclusion and other considerations

Generally, ear piercings cost from $25-$100. The more common and easy placements obviously cost less, and the more complicated and skill-oriented piercings, as well as the more unique piercings are on the higher end of the scale. It’s always a good idea to properly. Take care of your piercings after getting them completed. This is true no matter what piercing type it is or where it is located. There are numbing creams available to help with pain that you can use before the piercing is done. We look forward to hearing what type of piercing you have gotten this time!

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