I had my nose peirced bout 4 weeks ago and one of the clients at work knocked it out today i have a ear stud in it (which look alful) but i have no idea how to get the other one in..ill have 2 go bak 2 my peircer i guess but i was wounderin if there is an knack to it or somthink..i have one of the hook ones...the u shaped ones cheers guys luu n huggs me x
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Mine is u-shaped. It goes in kind of like a corkscrew. The straight end starts things off, and then you twist to seat the rest of the stud. It feels weird (unpleasant, actually) until you've done it a few times and get used to the sensation.
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I too have had this problem for years. You get physically addicted to it and can't breathe w/out it. Well , I would 1st go to your doctor adn he/she will give you a percription nose spray. It won't work as well or as quickly as the one you use now, but be deligent in using it everyday twice a day. I ended up having surgery on my nose because my septum(the cartilidge in the middle of your nose) caved in on one side. Not good. I was off it for a few years able to breathe on my own, but am now back to using it again. I need to take my own advice and go back to the doctor and get a Rx. Please try this before it goes too far. It does say on the bottle not to use it for more than 3 days in a row, but they don't tell you how badly the results are. I wish you luck!!
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I am not a med student but I have a st jude pacemaker. Are you having problems with your equip? I have had to have my wires replaced twice and now the new set is fractured, I clotted the first time so my cardiologist says that when he changes them he will have to open my chest and put me on the by-pass machine so that he won't disturb any of the clotted area.....I' m really worried about it.
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You know, this might sound silly, but I'm speaking from experience.\n\nYou might be getting a cold.\n\nI have my septum pierced, and everytime I start getting a cold, I find out through my piercings about 3 days before I really get sick.  My Septum and other cartiledge piercings especially.\n\nHang in there - Septums really are low maintenance piercings.  let it ride, use the LITHA method (leave it the heck alone) and you'll come through fine.\n\nRob
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Both my wrists - I didn't get one of the wrists put into a cast because I couldn't afford it. \n\nWant to know the funniest thing? The one that I didn't have put into a cast healed perfectly fine. The one I DID have put into a cast healed oddly and now pretrudes a little and is crooked. I also have arthritis in that wrist now. Yeah - thanks doc - next time I'll let God take care of it ;)\n\nI've also had cracked ribs but they healed on their own and they're fine now.\n\nThat's all for the bones - but I lost my pinky finger in the door once...but they sewed it back on just fine and you can hardly tell - but I guess I'll save that for a "severed appendage" question ;)
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It's not too late but I would do it soon if I were you.  I waited 6 years to have mine out and what a big mistake.  The older you are, the worse it is, I was 26 and it was a disaster.  Most people are out of work for 2 days, have them out on Thursday, go back to work on Monday.  I was out of work for over a week.  I looked like I was beat up, bruised from ear all the way down into my neck.  I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to get a spoon in for a couple of weeks.  It's 10 years later and I still have problems, a really minor case of TMJ, that makes me nuts.  My ears hurt all the time from the TMJ, which makes it hard to tell if I'm sick and need an antibiotic.  Every time I get a bad cold I have to go to the doctor, because I can't tell if my ears hurt from the cold or from my jaw.  If you really have to have it done, do it sooner rather than later.  Good Luck.
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you might have to take the earrings out, let them heal over with antibiotics like neosporin, then get them repierced...good luck♥
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i would admire him i guess. you know that guy had to endure some SERIOUS pain!! and i dont think that you can do it for like 6 months after the piercing....yeap, i would have to say that i admire him.
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If you have already been to the doctor and would really like to try piercing again make sure you keep them extremely clean and disinfected. Try an ointment that worked wonders in healing my piercings and other cuts and abrasions, bacitracin. You can find it at any drug store. Also keep in mind that you're ear lobes have had a bad injury to them and there may be a lot of scar tissue from the injury and previous piercings, it may hurt more than it normally would to pierce now and more difficult to heal. I would recommend not pursuing piercing anymore if the condition doesn't get better after repeated attempts.
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Does it hurt?\nYes - this varies with many different things such as how good your piercer is and how relaxed you are to how 'deep' the piercer chooses to place the bar. Try and talk to them throughly beforehand, it is mix of your preference (close to the front or roof of the mouth) and your piercer's experience. Avoid going to close to the front, can affect your teeth and speech and in rare cases even 'grow' out.\nWould you recommend getting it done or not?\nYes - the fact that you're even asking this question shows you're interested. Its fun. If you're worried how others will perceive you then maybe you shouldn't. I had my tongue bar for 5 years before taking it out (9 years with an eyebrow bar and still counting) and got a lot of enjoyment from it. Personally, i had ABSOLUTELY no problems with it, and having worked in a piercing parlour, i can also tell you major problems are rare and you generally have to be fairly reckless with your decisions.\n\nDO NOT believe half these responses. By in large they are a bunch of urban myths. Tongue bars DO NOT cause cancer, i mean really, really, think about it. It is stainless steel, not a degradable metal, did your parents tell you that? Ha! If you smoke, there are VERY mixed reports on the potential of mouth cancer with an exposed area of your tongue, again MYTH. If you smoke, you generally should avoid to while it heals. After the initial day or two, you are no more likely to get CANCER with or without it. I can't even bother to respond to some of the answers here, they're mostly far fetched nonsense. Some people can have teeth issues, but only if they're reckless and play with it in their mouths too much (generally a developed bad habit). Again, think about it, if you play with a chunk of metal OF COURSE it COULD damage your teeth. Simply ignore it, if you 'roll' it over your teeth, stop. Common sense will always win.\n\nOne other one i had to answer too... If you remove your tongue bar it will NOT "heal over instantly"... When you first get it, yes you cannot remove it for 1-2 weeks. I could remove it for well over a week at a time, and probobly longer if i wanted, with absolutely no problems.\n\nAnother one - DO NOT USE plastic tongue bars. Stupid, stupid thing to do. These will cause more problems than any normal piercing ever would. I haven't heard of any horror stories first hand, but i'm aware of them breaking, and sharp plastic in your mouth is never good. Again, COMMON SENSE.\n\nMake a sensible decision on your own. If you have any concerns over the myths then feel free to email me. I took it out for my own personal reasons, but really, just because i became bored of it. But for 5 years, it was fun and a great talking point to new people you haven't met before. I still have many new friends that all began with "Did that hurt?!!?". All in all great fun, but a decision you should weigh in your mind, and always use common sense and a reputable piercer.
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i have never had luck changing out a captive ball.  you can press really hard to get the ball out - but i have never been able to get it back in (2 eyebrow piercings and my lip)\n\nyour best bet would be to go to any piercing place - not necessarily the one you got it done at.  they can change it out for you in just a few seconds.  or if you have a friend who can help - but let me tell you, trying to pop the ball back into the ring takes a lot of pressure and if you're not careful you could slip while applying the pressure and tear it.  i know that from experience :(
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Yes, you will have to take your piercings out... The explination they gave me was that if anything went wrong during surgery and they needed to intibate (breath for me) inserting the tube could possibly force the piercing in to the airway.... advice take them out and get re-pierced later... (I had to... agreed it stinks!)\n\nAs for tonsil removal at 18... I had it done at your age.... remember a very raw and sore throat for about three days and feeling very tired... not so bad that I couldn't eat a hamburger in a few days though!
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piercings are different for everyone. But it should take atleast 2 weeks, maybe longer, for you to be able to change it. \nand in the mean time make sure you keep it clean with salt water or alcohol wipes which would help prevent infection so you can change it sooner
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How long ago did you get it pierced? If within the last few days, it could just be from well... getting it pierced. \n\nIf it been a while since you got it done, then if its infected it would be purple-red, may bleed a bit, etc.\n\nDONT TAKE IT OUT!!!!!! If it is infact infected and you remove the jewelry... then the infection will get trapped underneath the skin and lead to far worse problems.\n\nI had this problem with my eyebrow ring. Took about 2-3 years to heal. Always was discolored, bled, puss, and hurt. Just love my piercings too darn much to remove them.\n\nI would do a hot compress a couple times a day. It worked. If you dont know how to do such... take a paper towel ( important not to use a washcloth because it harbors so much bacteria ), get it soaked with as hot of water as you can stand, hold on the piercing until the paper towel becomes cold, repeat! \n\nIf you are really worried, go to a professional piercer for help. You may be allergic to the type of metal used, your jewelry could be too small, or various other reasons.
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as a body piercer, I can tell you that it wont heal fast, because you pierced it yourself.Sewing needles are made of bad quality metals that usuially cause more irritation to the piercing.\nOnce the swelling goes down it wont rub on your gums as much.\nBut I dont quite understand what you did. Please answer some of the following questions, and I'll change my answer to help you out more.\n1) What type of jewlery do you have in now? What gauge and size is it? Is it a hoop? labet post? earring stud? What material or typer of metal is it made out of?\n2)did you clean anything before you pierced it?\n3)How have you been cleaning it?
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I was 35 when I finally got up enough nerve to get my nose pierced, it was the most calm affair I have ever been to! The technician I went to was very knowledgable and reputable. What he did was put a metal tube up my nose to keep the needle from going in too far (I was worried about that). The metal tube was open on the end that came out of my nose, and there was a large hole in the side of the tube for the needle to pass through. Yes, the needle may have been big, I never looked. He told me that if I promised to keep my eyes closed, he would promise to keep his open. I swear that I never felt the needle pierce my skin. I expected a pinch at the very least, like a shot. Nothing! The needle is inserted in your nose, and the jewelery pushes the needle all the way through into the metal tube and out the bottom. It MIGHT have taken five seconds total. The only discomfort I felt at all was having that dang metal tube up my nose. I love my piercing, and have since had the jewelery changed too. Make sure you choose a nice, clean place, and clean it exactly the way they tell you to. H2Oasis is a great product for keeping your piercing clean. Enjoy!
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This happened to me but I got mine back in within the hour. Go to the place you got it pierced and have them look at it or try to put it back in they might even not charge you to re-pierce it if that is what it needs. Good Luck