How much does cartilage piercings hurt?

I have my ears pierced but I was almost like 6 months old but this time I'm getting it in my cartilage and how much it hurts and what do you clean them out with?

Well, it depends on if your getting them professionally done, with a friend, with a needle, or a piercing gun??
I got my cartilage pierced by a friends mom (who is a professional) with a piercing gun, and it didn't hurt...
The swelling will hurt a little, but not much, and it WILL swell...just because it's red for a couple weeks
and it swells doesn't mean it's infected, so don't make the mistake of thinking that it's infected and taking it out...just be
careful if it's not being professionally taken care of...
Claire's sells some ear piercing cleaner that works...
rubbing alcohol is a cheap anticeptic and it will clean and disinfect it, to aviod infection...
also, your supposed to twist it 3 tiems left and 3 times right, just so that it doesn't scab over, and
it loosens up the hole...

Hope I helped...

P.S. It always helps to have a friend's hand there to squeeze in case you
don't like pain

Anti-bacterial Soap There is also a Product called A Lotion called H2o Hydro...
It can be bought @ a piercing or tattoo shop.

well i dont really think it hurts...
i pierce my ears all the time.
and i have a sister who got her
belly-button pierced and said it didnt hurt..
she also secretly got her tounge pierced
to...lolzzz

It hurted me for about 3 months over. For the first month or two, it hurted when I dress [pulling a shirt over my head and have it rub against my ear], when I sleep, or when I touch it, or have someone else touch it by accident. And the next few months, It wouldn't hurt ALL THE TIME, only when something hit it.

I actually pierced mine by myself, which isnt the best way to do it, and it didnt hurt for very long. As long as you take care of it, keep it clean, and dont mess with it, it should be fine.

I had my industrial done in January and it took about 6 months until i could comfortably even sleep on it. My piercer is awesome. He actually had me lay down for it, that way it wasnt dangling while he threaded the jewelry in. I layed on the table looking to my right. after he marked and measured my ear he did the bottom hole first. i have never felt pain like that in my life. honestly. it almost made my eyes water. i could feel the warmth of the blood pooling in my ear. at that point i asked to see it. he was hesitant but i told him if i didnt like it this far, he wasnt doing the 2nd hole. he reluctantly handed me the mirror and in an instant i was in love. i clutched the sides of the table i was laying on and took a deep breath. the top hole wsnt as bad maybe because there wasnt as much meat to go through but damn. still hurt. he screwed the end bead on, cleaned me up and sent me on my way. his aftercare was simple.. just hot water on a q-tip and roll it.. dont poke at it.. just roll the drainage and dried nasty away. it does easily get caught in hair and i think the biggest thing i had to get used to was not putting my hair behind my ear so much. the piercing hurt like a mother fucker and the healing was slow.. but i love it. its a pretty hard core piercing b/c if you knock one end of it.. you knock the other end too. so be extremely careful and cautious.. espically in the shower. overall it was a good experience b/c my guy knew what he was doing and i feld very at ease..
it hurts. be prepared. but you will love it.

i had mine done today and it hurt after but the pains gone a little bit.
it's well worth it too and they do numb your ear for you so you can't feel much.
i was so scared but it didn't hurt much,truthfully.
xoxo

did u already get it done? cuz when i got mine done it was still sore for about 2 months. i ended up takin it out. but i was surprised bcuz i got my belly button n tongue done and they didnt hurt at all.

YEAH it hurts but its mad as clean it with vodka

it depends on your pain tolerance.
and don't do it little by little, do it fast and get it over with
and you won't even feel it.

omg im gettingmy ear cartalige piercedon sun and today friday im sooo scared my best friend sarah is comming iwht me to the hadely mall in massachusetts were I live an im not getting it done at claires im getting it done somewere else does it hurt im going to cvs to get numing stuff because my ears are sensative to pain!!does it hurt more than a regular ear pircing because I have my first houl done!!! help!!! if you have had yours done then email me @:Fun mail me thanksss333 much love and hope!?!?!?!

the piercing it self doesnt hurt...its after its done..trying to sleep on it or if something hits it ..but it feels better in about 2 weeks or so..over all its not that bad.

Well I advise you dont have your bff do then I didthat just today on the bus. It didnt hurt so get them profesinally done and it wont hurt they will probably give you stuff to keep them clean

I got mine pierced years ago with a piercing gun it didnt hurt at all.
it felt just like getting the lower ear pierced..
the only thing was that it took 10x longer to heal
it hurt like crazy to touch it or when I took it out
out it back in at the wrong angle..
but I would get it again
it wasnt bad at all

DO NOT USE ALCOHOL OR PEROXIDE!!! IT WILL DRY YOUR SKIN OUT! Its best to use softsoap or the h2o hyrdro spray. If you dont use the h2o spray sea salt soaks are good also. If it is infected DO NOT take the earring out.

I got the top of my ear pierced in the end of december and it got infected. I am not taking it out but just be sure that you take good care of it or it will hurt more than it does when you get it pierced. I got mine done with the needle and it didn`t really hurt. if it does get infected don`t take it out. just clean it better and/or more often. trust me, the annoying cleaning often does help more than you think.

im getting my cartilage pierced tomorrow with my friend my mom is taking us and I've researched it A LOT im not kidding either. Were going to a tattoo parlor to get it done with a needle because I've read A LOT about how piercing guns can shatter your cartilage and it will deform your ear and I've also heard that the needle hurts less because it is sharper and hollow, and if you think about it a dull stood going through your ear does sound more painful. Also I heard to take good care of it and use the soulution if they give you some. And you shoul twist it like once a day, I for get why but I herd that a lot. I've herd it can take various times for it to heal depending on the person from 2weeks to a year.

im getting my cartlige pierced tom. and im scared of the pain during the piercing please help

I have three cartilage piercings and I didn't think that they hurt at all, and I am a real wimp. They just felt like a pinch. However, they were sore for a couple of weeks. I do suggest that you try to get it done with a needle, because it seems to hurt less.

it doesnt hurt at all...its a little pinch and thats it. clean it with bactien casue that stuff is really good.. the guna shatters more of nose piercings then catalidge and it depends on pain tolerence but over all it reeally doesnt hurt!!!

I just got mine done last week. the key is to go to a tattoo/piercing place because they will use a needle to pierce it instead of a piercing gun. I know it sounds crazy but the needle not only hurts less but it's the safest way to get it done. I'm normally horrible with pain but it's a quick poke and it's over just like that, and it was over. after it you have to vlean it twice a day, hand soap and warm water works, and either sea salt soaks(1 cup of warm water and a pinch of SEA salt... not table salt)the more you do this the better... it helps it heal, 2 times a day works though. Also saline solution also works to sooth and heal it.