Kayla: "I started getting headaches and migraines when I was pretty young. As I got older and began treating my migraines with monthly acupuncture visits, I learned about stress in the body and acupressure points. Rumor has it, the tragus is an acupressure gold mine for headache or migraine pain! I got my tragus piercings done about a year apart (one in each ear!), because after I got my first tragus pierced, I left significantly less pain on that side of my head. After getting the other side done, I feel less overall pain and my headaches and migraines have been less frequent too!"
Kayla: "I have 4 lobe piercings, but my tragus piercings are my first non-lobe piercings!"
BodyCandy: Can you describe your experience during the piercing?
Kayla: "Both tragus experiences were great for me! My piercers were very helpful and made my comfort their priority. First, they marked a location on my skin so I could look and give my opinion on it. When we were ready, they helped me breathe through the actual moment of piercing, and boom! We were done!"
Kayla: "I was very excited before my appointments! I thought, 'If these work and my headaches hurt less, great! If not, I still have an awesome new piercing to show off!'"
Kayla: "I would say it was a 3. I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but it was all over so fast, I barely had time to think about the hurt before it was gone."
Kayla: "For me, the worst part was not twisting the jewelry! When I have a stud in, I twist it and play with it when I don’t have anything better to do with my hands."
Kayla: "I never thought about how often I put in earbuds, but when your tragus piercing is healing, you can’t wear them! I was living a half life, only hearing half my music for 6 months!"
Kayla: "It took my first tragus piercing about 7 months to get to a point where I could comfortably wear earbuds, or not hurt like crazy if it snagged on a turtleneck! My second tragus piercing is about 3 months old and I don’t get many crusties, but it’s still a little tender to sleep on that side all night. It's definitely not healed yet though."
Kayla: "Nope! I had a super smooth healing process!"
Kayla: "I already mentioned the earbud thing- but while my tragus piercings were healing, I had to use the opposite ear to answer the phone for a while. Also, putting on turtle necks was a little dicey!"
Kayla: "I have a pillow that is actually meant to be more supportive for people with neck problems, and one of the features is an indent in the center so that when you sleep on your side, your ear isn’t crushed into the pillow. It works perfectly for side sleepers with ear piercings! 10/10 would recommend!"
Kayla: "I’ve noticed that I’ve had significantly less tension headaches since getting my tragus piercings! My occipital regions (left and right) have always carried a lot of stress and tension. I tried everything to help- even botox and lidocaine injections into my scalp to try to minimize the pain. Before acupuncture and my tragus piercings, nothing worked for me personally!"
Kayla: "I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on mine! I don't think tragus piercings are the most common, so a lot of people don’t realize you can get it pierced. The dainty little stud is a perfect dash of glam to add to any set of earrings!"
Kayla: "I’ve definitely started considering getting other, less traditional ear piercings! I was a lobe person for a long time but maybe I’m entering my cartilage era."
Kayla: "I’ve got 4 lobe and 2 tragus piercings right now but I’ve got my eye on an industrial piercing!"
Kayla: "I wish I had been told how my jewelry came apart! I had only ever had traditional studs with butterfly backs, for lobes, and I wasn’t sure if my jewelry was a twist apart or a pull apart, or what!"
Kayla: "I love having a unique, added touch of flair to my jewelry game! I’ve always loved combining earrings, now I have a whole new spot to add to my arrangement of pieces!"
Kayla: "I would say get a pillow that has an indent in it like the ones made for side sleepers or a travel pillow. If you lay on your side in bed at all, you’ll barely notice your healing piercing with one of those!"
Kayla: "I was fine with the maintenance. The first few weeks, I would let the warm water of the shower run over it to clean it, followed up by some saline spray when the shower was over, just to clear any soap or anything from it. Then I would use it again before bed, to make sure it was clean. It wasn’t difficult at all!"
Kayla: "I was so happy with my decision to get my tragus pierced! So happy, that I got the other side done less than a year later! I very much would recommend it to anyone with tension headaches. Placebo or not, my migraines and headaches have been lightened!"
Disclaimer: Our piercing stories are just that, personal stories! We want you to know that every body is different and what may be right for one person may not be right for all. Any info shared in our piercing stories do not qualify as professional advice and should not be taken as such. Always consult a professional piercer or a medical professional to make sure a new piercing is right for you!
