Health Risk of Ear gauging

Health Risks of Ear Gauging

Some people say that “Ear Gauging is harmful for health”. But it is not true at all. There are no harmful effects of ear gauging unless it is done with proper stretching method and materials. In a study I found that up to 35% of persons with their pierced ears had one or more complications including minor infection, allergic reaction, keloids and traumatic tearing. People, who have contact allergies to the nickel in jewelry, have a significant risk for their health. So, you should be aware of your health before ears gauging.

The professionals who deal with ear gauging and stretching should check your skin elasticity and vascularity first and foremost. It is for determining its limits and sensitivities to procedures involve in piercing your ears. Improper conduct and wrong choices of materials and use of jewelry can cause damage to ears. So, make sure about the processes involved so you will be able to avoid causing harm and permanent damage.

Cartilage piercing traumatizes the cartilage, and therefore healing is more difficult. Besides, there is less blood flow in ear cartilage than in the earlobe, so infection is a serious issue. Piercing with an ear piercing instrument may cause serious infections of the upper ear which led to surgery to clear up. There are many ways of occurring infections. But, the most common way is when the person got pierced and decides to take out the piercing too early. The proper waiting period to change or take out the piercing with less risk of infection would be three weeks.

It is more important to be sure that before going any more gauging one have to evaluate that the further will not cause any damage to his ears. Your ears should be kept relax by taking out the gauge objects such as jewelry, tunnels or rings, and then massaging the area for proper circulation of oxygen and blood. It will keep the ear lobes healthy and ready for the next stretching.

In all piercing the use of a sterilized hollow pricing needle to tend to minimize the trauma to the tissue and minimize the chances of contracting a bacterial infection during the procedures. There is always a risk for infection of blood borne pathogens such as Hepatitis and HIV. Moreover, modern techniques of ear gauging make this risk extremely little. Even the risk greater to the piercer than to the pierced because of potential splash-black of blood.  There has not any documented case of HIV transmission due to ear piercing. Although, there have the possibility of transmitting Hepatitis B through these practices. It is important to keep the hands clean all the time, use antimicrobial but gentle soup on the area, and have sea salt soaks if the stretched area seems itchy. 

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