Why are gauges so hard to push trough your ears?

Does the helix cartilage piercing have gauge sizes or is it the standard size like a regular ear lobe piercing?

My ears are gauged out to a zero.. Can I go bigger than that w/o looking too foolish?

I'm currently trying to stretch my ear to a size 2 ear gauge, but it won't go in. I don't want to force it because I'm afraid...

would downsizing one make more room for the other one to be stretched?

soo, ithink really small gauges look cute on girls. how do you get your ears gauged ? whats the smallest size you can get ? a...

Not just the numbers but like showing it. I think i'm at 5/8 but I don't remember -.- I'm going to a festival tomorrow & I'm ...

I have a question about gaging your ears. I'm just wondering if it's possible to shrink your ear hole size back down to norma...

:( am at a 4 right now, they've been this size for about 6 months. I recently had the urge to make them bigger, so I bought ...

like, i pushed the gauge in, and then later, i was forced to take it out, and it was bleeding everywhere!!! so, i put it ba...

What should I do to make my ear gauges not smell so bad? And what should I clean them with?