Ear Stretching: Wait Time Between Sizes | UBJ.com

Matt talks about the recommended wait time between sizes when stretching your ears.

[clarencelaboranti]

"listen to your ears" mindblown

[erikajewel]

Just because you stretch quickly and your ears seem fine now, doesn't mean that there isn't going to be built up scar tissue in the long run, or maybe your lobes are really thin. People rush things too much. And if it worked out for you, good! You're lucky! It doesn't mean that it's okay for everyone. People that call them "gauges" will be commenting about how they stretched from an 18g to an inch in a week and I'm just over here like CHILL TF OUT.
~rant over~

[MrVoid]

There is a very simple rule you should follow
if it hurts, you stop!

[walkingcorpse]

I always waited three months inbetween. It's good to wait for two reasons, #1 it's good for ur ears, #2 it helps you pick out the size you like the most, and #3 it helps you develop patience and ironically helps you mature a little bit more.

[FurubaFangirl]

It took me less than a month to go from 14-8 and I never stretched if I felt any pain at all. Now that I'm at an 8 I'm waiting quite a while because 8-6 is a rough stretch and my ears aren't ready. I think it really varies.

[violinsugarjr]

I've had my ears pierced since childhood. Just ordered a steel stretching kit and some jewelry!! Very excited ^_^

[skyesthelimitro]

I've also noticed that when I genuinely put effort into my ear care (every day using a piercing cleaning solution followed by an oil blend meant for the ears) I can stretch faster without hurting myself. Yesterday I sized up for the first time in my life without so much as a pinch of pain. Felt like nothing. That's how it *should* feel.

Additionally, if you're at those upper gauge levels before it goes by inches, pulls 2, 0, and 00, go by millimeters, not by gauge. I sized up from a 2g to a 7 mm (I think they're called 1g colloquially, but it's halfway between 2 and 0) and after that from a 7 mm to a 0g (8mm). Once I heal completely from 8mm, I'm not jumping to 00, I'm going to 9 mm. Don't be silly. Go up 1 mm at a time if you possibly can. Like he said, slow is better.

[sokmarllyta]

I’ve let my ears close back up from a 00 and it’s been probably 8-9 yrs. I’ve started stretching them out again and it’s been a quicker process. Started at 12g and progressed to a 2g within probably 1.5 months. But here is where I need to wait and chill cause it’s starting to be more resistant. “Listen to your ears” is solid advice.

[ayyeitsed]

definitely would have blown out my ear if I never watched this. thank you so much dude. (:

[DejectedWraithxx]

drink every time he says "okay"

[Sebastian-vzmv]

It's like my ears are virgins, there not ready lmao

[elielis]

I feel like the first few stretches were really easy for me and there was no resistance or pain at all (not even a slight pinch). On the first few stretches from 16g, 14g, 10g and 8g I only waited 2 weeks in between. But now I'm definitely going to be more cautious with the next ones and give my ears more time to heal

[Em-yreb]

I’ve had my ears pierced since I was four and am about to start stretching (just waiting on the kit to be delivered).

[Danostime]

Makes sense. Didn't struggle at all until trying to go up from an 8g just now. Feel better knowing that my ear isn't ready and not that there's anything wrong.

[tigertail]

This man is very informative, and gives very good clear and easy instructions!

[joshmullee]

I had the gaps hes talking about every 2 weeks until I got to a 2g going to 0g I had to wait about a month and I had the gap and my ears are not scared or saggy or anything

[cnner]

Dude i don’t know about this, went from a 16 to a 12 in a little over a week and felt NOTHING, they all just slipped right in, no stretch feeling no pain, nothing

[Oreomilkshake.]

I started at a 8g in February 2021, bc i used to wear heavy earrings (it slid right in without a taper) and now April 2021 im at a 2g. I listened to my ears and massaged them everyday but when i stretched to 2g i didn’t listen and it hurt but luckily it didn’t get infected. But now i plan on waiting at least two months till i stretch to a 0g because i really don’t wanna damage my ears.

Also I’ve been helping my dad stretch his and he is at a 6g but it was recently stretched, thought it wasn’t ready, and got infected, but we are caring for it now. I didn’t think it would of happed because we did it in a clean space with clean tools but he did yard work the next day, so please be careful and do it safely.

Edit: My dads ears have healed, and he’s at his goal size. Im at a 0g (may 2021) and it didn’t hurt this time. I don’t plan on stretching anytime soon because i got some cool plugs but i still wanna go to 00g

[ryanwinters]

I put vitamin E oil on my lobes twice a day and i size up every month. I’m at 1/2 inch and i wear heavy plugs instead of using tapers to stretch. NEVER EVER SKIP SIZES EVER and wait for your ears to be ready. Good things always take time and you don’t wanna rip your ear cause that just means scar tissue which equals more time for healing and unwanted scar tissue. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR LOBES HYDRATED AND THEY WILL BE HAPPY. Good luck stretching ☺️

[MauiFishingAdventures]

I got from a 14g to 7/16" in about 3 months. my last stretch from 00g to 7/16" my left ear had some bleeding. That was the only time I had bleeding but I only had pain from 4g to a 2g. Use glass dead stretching plugs. They have some weight to them that help naturally stretch your ears faster.