Is the tragus piercing dangerous?

My parents seem to think getting your tragus pierced is dangerous because it can affect your balance. I really want it done but they don't agree with it.
Is it really that dangerous?

It's like... the flap part of your ear that you can push backwards to block out sound and stuff. It's sorta connected to your cheek and ear at the same time. I can't really describe it.

no, it's not. I got mine done in the middle of july. there is a high chance it'll get infected, (like a bump right above the ring, just go back to where you got it done and they'll fix it) and it'll be sore for a few weeks, but other than that, there's nothing to worry about.

and there's no way it'll affect your balance what so ever.

my sister got hers done and she hasnt experienced any problems. and it looks cool.

jokes. no way does it effect you balance. I got mine, the only problem is it hurts like a b*tch.looks bare cool tho so go for it babe. xx

Yes it can be dangerous but it depends how you treat it. I see that you are from the Southwest as so am I.. best place is Spike at the Art in Plympton

If you decide to get the tragus done go to a reputable shop. Ask your piercer what type of jewelry they use. Don't get pierced by them if they simply say surgical stainless steel. The jewelry you are looking for to prevent any 'allergy' would be one of the following
* Surgical Implant Stainless Steel, CrNMo 316LVM, ASTM F-138 *
* Surgical Implant grades of Titanium, including Ti6A4V ELI, ASTM F-136 **
* Niobium (Nb)
* Solid 14 karat or higher white or yellow nickel-free gold
* Solid platinum
* A dense low porosity plastic such as Tygon or PTFE

I would suggest the first two for a tragus piercing. That bump that dottedwithhearts is talking about is either a hypertrophic or keliod scarring caused by an allergy to the metal that was used. If you have further questions please feel free to email me. The piercing cannot affect your balance unless you do not care for it, get an infection, and in turn not care for the infection. If you do get an infection from not properly taking care of your piercing you will need to leave the jewelry in and get on antibiotics. Just make sure that your piercer knows what they are doing. You may want to visit safepiercing.org to find a APP member in your area.

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Before getting any piercing
research it like hell haha
and no its not dangerous...
go to your piercer and talk to him about it...

Yes, it's going to hurt all piercings do!!
It's the way you take care of it that makes a difference!

I got mine done it fcukin hurts aye bt gt it done it mean as I havnt had any probs with it at all apart from it gettin infectd bt that wasnt 2 bad jat don't touch iy at all and it you do clean it before and afta and cleanit like 3 or 4 times a day and you will b SHWEET fcuk your parents

A tragus piercing affecting your balance? I don't know where your parents heard this but it is clearly a myth.

The ear is a complicated sensory organ that is composed of many parts. The visable (pierceable) portion of your ear mainly functions as a collecting duct for sounds in your environment. There is no nerve that would impair your balance in your outer ear. The middle ear and inner ear are located inside your head where you cannot see them. The middle ear is responsible for taking vibrations in the environment and conducting them to you brain. The inner ear controls your balance through circular ducts that are filled with fluid that send messages to the brain that orient your head position in space. To impair this functioning through a piercing would be near to impossible, and would take quite a nasty infection.

With the proper aftercare, there is no major risk associated with tragus piercings.

actually I just had both of my tragus..es? tragi? pierced last night, and today it has significantly affected my balance. at first I was freaking out, because I thought maybe theyd done something wrong, hit a nerve, put pressure on a nerve, etc, because I dont really know what, if anything, important, is in the tragus. but I talked to my piercer, who did an amazing job by the way, as well a few friends that have had theyre tragus pierced, and they ALL told me that the day after, theyre balance was off, even if it was just a little.

these are my second tragus piercings, I had an issue with an allergic reaction the metal used last time, but this time the piercer used surgical steel, adn aside from walking around like im drunk, I havent had a single issue yet! I love them!

I have so many pirecings and no problems @ all so just tell your mom to chill because a little piece of surgical steel isnt going to affect your balence

Hmmmf, I should be getting mine done tomorrow, haha, won't tell my mum about the balance thing :P
It'll be my 8th piercing, I'm hoping it won't hurt too much!

I got mine done less than a week ago and it hasn't affected my balance at all. all I did was go to wal-mart, buy a $8 piercing earring, and had my older sister shove it through. it hurt like hell, but it was so worth it. you should deff. get it done. :]

I just got mine done on the 12th and it didnt hurt nearly as bad as some of these people are making it seem. My balance has been fine and im completly capable of walking a straight line. this is my 18th piercing and my nose is still the most painful that I have had done.

I just got mine done on the 12th and it didnt hurt nearly as bad as some of these people are making it seem. My balance has been fine and im completly capable of walking a straight line. this is my 18th piercing and my nose is still the most painful that I have had done.

I just had my tragus done and despite what everyone else says mine did not hurt at all and it has only been two days and it still doesn't really hurt. Also, everyone says you hear a 'crunch' as the needle goes through your ear, but I heard nothing. So I think the trick is to find a good piercer.

hello I have had my tragus piriced twice my first time it got infected I have had my second one for weeks now and I have not had even one little problem with it the first time I piriced it myself so for me that explaned the first infection tell your parents to get over them selves and you go 4it girl.

Hey. I got my tragus pierced a couple of days ago, it didnt affect my balance or anything!! it didnt hurt at the time but its a bit swollen now and it hurts a bit but just take painkillers and you'll be fine! Dont sleep on it or that cause you'll put a lot of pressure on it. It isnt dangerous if you take car of it. it's like any piercing take care of it and you'l be fine. any piercing will hurt but I mean it mines didn't hurt that much, my belly was worse. your mum and dad will soon let you get it done! good luck with gettin it done!:D

xxx