As Morgan discovered, you can’t force your ears to stretch! That said, figuring out where your body’s limits are is part of the learning process if DIY is your thing. Still, there’s something to be said for taking it really slow — either way, her ear is just fine now, although she lost about a 1/16″ in size from this.
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298 responses to “DIY Ear Explosion”
thats naaaaaaaasty
thats naaaaaaaasty
if that ever happened to me I would probably cry
if that ever happened to me I would probably cry
nasty!
nasty!
Holy shit! That is nasty, poor ear 🙁
Holy shit! That is nasty, poor ear 🙁
Ouch! Glad her ear healed fine though, but that must have been really painful
Ouch! Glad her ear healed fine though, but that must have been really painful
oh my god, as a scab picker i am so mad i do not have access to this ear while being squicked out at the same time.
guh.
oh my god, as a scab picker i am so mad i do not have access to this ear while being squicked out at the same time.
guh.
that is gross!!!
that is gross!!!
how the hell did it get to that point, and how long did she sit like that before she figured out, oh.. my ear is a nasty mess..
how the hell did it get to that point, and how long did she sit like that before she figured out, oh.. my ear is a nasty mess..
yikes! what on earth was the size jump there?
yikes! what on earth was the size jump there?
We should knit them crusty ear covers.
We should knit them crusty ear covers.
…on the phone, look up, see this, spit coke all over my lap!Ouch!
…on the phone, look up, see this, spit coke all over my lap!Ouch!
nice :p
nice :p
Wow – that’s the grossest thing I’ve seen all week.
Yikes.
(though honestly, if it were MY ear, I’d probably be fascinated with soaking off all that nastiness and inspecting the actual damage… )
Wow – that’s the grossest thing I’ve seen all week.
Yikes.
(though honestly, if it were MY ear, I’d probably be fascinated with soaking off all that nastiness and inspecting the actual damage… )
i wanna pick that so bad….
i wanna pick that so bad….
The reason common sense should be measurable displayed for all to see. God forbid this person breed. “why i didn’t realize something was wrong when my baby was blue but now that he’s green i’m really starting to worry”….
The reason common sense should be measurable displayed for all to see. God forbid this person breed. “why i didn’t realize something was wrong when my baby was blue but now that he’s green i’m really starting to worry”….
goodness.
goodness.
Holy shit. That is one NASTY earlobe. ;_;
Holy shit. That is one NASTY earlobe. ;_;
i wanna pick it.
i wanna pick it.
Emmm please tell me the ear wasnt left like that?? salt soak, cotton wool and antiseptic spray anyone???
Emmm please tell me the ear wasnt left like that?? salt soak, cotton wool and antiseptic spray anyone???
Mmm! Doesn’t that just make you hungry? Yummy.
Mmm! Doesn’t that just make you hungry? Yummy.
Uhh…
Uhh…
Am sorry but this ear should have been dealt with and the jewellery removed way before this got to being even a tenth this bad.
Am sorry but this ear should have been dealt with and the jewellery removed way before this got to being even a tenth this bad.
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
If that was on my ear I would not be able to leave it alone, I would pick it to death! I really need to curb that habit.
If that was on my ear I would not be able to leave it alone, I would pick it to death! I really need to curb that habit.
I agree with all of the scab-pickers here…
I agree with all of the scab-pickers here…