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Earrings

Earrings are a type of jewelery used to decorate various parts of the ear. In modern times, they are most commonly worn by piercing the earlobe and inserting the post portion of the earring. There are other variations such as bars, cuffs, and tunnels. Earrings are worn on many different sections of the ear.

853 Questions

Did pirates really wear big earrings?

No. The wearing of earrings was an ancient and common habit among sailors . It started as a superstition that wearing a silver ring in ones left ear kept the devil from settling on your shoulder. Sailors found that if they were marooned or deserted ship in foreign lands with nothing they could swap their earring for money. So they began to wear two earrings and then they switched to more valuable gold when they could afford it. The larger your earrings the more money they could be exchanged for. sailors in a cash rich trade like piracy are very likely to have worn large gold earrings.

Can you wear huggie earrings on the cartilage of your ear?

I guess you can if they're not too heavy. But if you got your cartilage pierced with a GUN AT THE MALL/HAIR SALON....BAD IDEA! Just google "piercing guns suck" and you'll see why...

Is famous stars and straps only for blacks?

by blacks you mean.... black people? If that's what you mean, no, it's Travis Barkers clothing line

Where do they sell clip-on earrings in Portland Oregon?

If you are talking about fine jewelry ( karat gold and fine or sterling silver), just about any reputable jeweler can special order or convert pierced to clip on for you. If you are speaking about costume jewelry, not only do many boutiques carry clip-ons, but many craft stores and jewelry supply companies (firemountain.com) will carry clip-on backings in their findings section so that you can convert the earrings yourself with a good epoxy, some wire, or something similar, depending on the earrings. hope this helps and take care.

What are options in changing the setting of diamond stud earrings?

Changing Diamond Stud SettingsMany, different medals, yg, wg, plat. Bezel set,prong set, martini set(3),4 or 6 prongs. high or low, filigree in between prongs. many options for any size or shape diamonds. Guardian post & back is best if you don't want to lose earrings. you can even mount in a french wire dangle.

Can you pierce your lip with an earring?

Piercing Your Lip With an EarringIn theory, yes. Although its a heck of a lot safer to go to a professional. If you're that hell bent on doing it yourself, get a disinfected pin/needle, numb your lip with ice, pierce it with the pin and then place a clean lip ring/stud in the hole. Clean Regularly at least three times a day especially after eating, be sure to twist the stud/ring every few hours to avoid your lip healing around the piercing.

DON'T use mouthwash!! This tends to dry your mouth out, and makes it harder for the piercing to heal. The mouth is one of the fastest healing parts of your body, since it is always moist. Rinsing with water will work fine after eating, as long as there isn't any food stuck to the ring. If you insist on using an earring, make sure that when you're finished, the ring doesn't pinch, or pull on the skin. This could lead to infection, and scarring.

What is a sore soft painful bump behind your ear near the back of your earring?

If it is near the back of your earring, you might be having an allergic reaction to the material that your eraring is made of. I have this happen to me as well. I can only wear nickel free earrings. Just take your earring out for a few days and the bump should go away.

Does Nick Jonas like girls with earrings?

yes because well skaterchk3 is going out with him and her ears are pierced Why would it matter? The majority of girls have pierced ears, so if he didn't, he'd have a hard time finding someone he likes.

Why might a hobbit such as Bilbo make an excellent burglar?

Gandalf's word did not make Biblo a burglar. Bilbo became the Company's burglar after he was nominated for the job by Gandalf.

Why does Kristen Stewart not wear earrings?

nope

I'm pretty sure because she never wears earrings and there are no holes in them


edited - When I was watching New Moon in the theater, I noticed that it doesn't look as though her ears are pierced. I was wondering the same thing so I was paying attention during a specific closeup.

Are straight taper earrings for gay people only?

No. In, in fact, there is no such thing as jewelry that is only for gay people.

How much do people spend at Christmas?

not enough santa is too cheep to pay he just gives the parents the bill and leaves how rude

Why do girls play with their earrings?

Sometimes they don't even realise they're doing it, it's just something that they fiddle with, and sometimes to check they feel okay.

Does David Yurman design jewelry apart from earrings?

David Yurman's line of designer jewelry is not just limited to earrings. His collection also includes rings, necklaces, bracelets, chains, charms, and cufflinks.

How do you get the ball off your naval ring to remove it?

Generally you unscrew the top ball (the one on the top, outside of your belly button rather than on the under, inside), but sometimes if the ball is on there really tight you'll need to use pliers to unscrew it. Just be careful and make sure you don't lose the ball, but if you do you can always use a ball from another ring.

Is it okay to change earring studs when the original ones have started to turn green at the back even if it may be earlier than the recommended four to six weeks for healing time before changing studs?

"If it has been at least 2 weeks, you can change them quickly. Just remember not to pull the ear lobe as you put an earring in, push it straight in.

Personally, from experience.. the green in the back of the earring stud isn't much to worry about and is closer to the piercing just actually healing...."

You're completely wrong, however here's the right facts towards body piercings.

The first mistake you had was getting pierced with a gun, or very low grade jewelry since the "green at the back" is the metal tarnishing because of it's low quality. Earlobes take 6 weeks to heal, however you don't want the tarnish to get into your fresh hole still.

I would say change it, it's not recommended in any professional sense to change jewelry early, but it definitly has to go if it's causing that.

Goodluck to ya.

Was Griet like a typical girl her age in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

Yes because she goes with the flow. Even if that wasn't famous, she would have just went on with it.

What is the length of an ear stud?

It depends. They are often somewhere around a half inch long. You can measure to be certain. If in doubt, you can go ask a local piercer.

Your ears feel like they need to pop like when flying but unable to do so?

That feeling comes from unequal air pressure between the external ear canal and the middle ear. It is normally relieved, or equalized, by action of muscles that open the eustachian tube, a channel that runs from the back of the throat to the middle ear. Some people have the knack of "popping" their ears; others don't, and it's a difficult knack to teach. Fortunately, there's a trick that works for most people. The muscles that open the eustachian tube are attached to the soft palate (on the roof of the mouth). Those muscles go into action when we chew. For that reason, chewing a piece of gum will eventually result in the contraction of those critical muscles, and the ears will "pop." (Why chew gum? Because the chewing can be continuous without our having to replenish what is being chewed.) If you are in a pressurized cabin or the elevator of a tall office building, the difference in air pressure will be small, and as long as there is no pain, no harm will result if you wait until you return to lower levels, when the pressures will again be equal, and the need to "pop" your ears will disappear. If your ears do "pop" at high altitudes, then you may have to re-pop them when you return to lower levels.

Can earrings really turn your ears green?

If the earrings are green maybe... Oh and if its fake. Yeah, especially that. Also, and this one is important, if you keep it on the whole time green mold MIGHT grow. Be scared.

Who invented pierced earrings?

Ogg the caveman.

Pierced earrings have been around longer than recorded history, so we don't know the inventor, but it's a pretty obvious invention and has probably been independently invented in nearly every culture.