Almost every woman wears earrings, starting with children. Some girls change earrings every day, complementing their look with different models. Others wear it occasionally. Still others put on one gold or silver pair and wear them without taking them off. Children always wear one pair.
But it’s one thing to walk like this all day, and another thing to sleep. If you choose the wrong earrings for a child, they can interfere with sleep and even injure you. Adult girls are no exception - the pin can press behind the ear during sleep or scratch, and the clasp can even get caught on the pillow and cause injury. But is it really that scary? Let's figure it out.
Is there such a need?
It all depends on the leather, the style of the earring and the material. Superstitious people, as soon as they come home, take off all their jewelry - both expensive and costume jewelry. It is believed that earrings and rings are able to accumulate energy from outside, especially gold. To get rid of it, the jewelry is removed and placed in a box.
ADVICE! There are people whose tissues regenerate so quickly that the punctures begin to heal literally overnight. If you are one of them, and also superstitious, get yourself a pair of small home earrings. When you come home, you will take off all your jewelry and put on your homemade neat earrings and you will be able to sleep with them.
What does medicine say?
Doctors on this issue are divided into 2 camps - some are for, others are categorically against sleeping in earrings. Let's consider both positions in more detail.
- BEHIND. Doctors are not against sleeping with earrings if:
- earrings are of the correct shape and not heavy;
- no allergic reactions to the material of the earrings;
- clean your earrings regularly;
- recently got my ears pierced;
- earrings do not interfere with sleep;
- do not get the earring caught on the bed linen;
- AGAINST. Medicine does not recommend sleeping in earrings because:
- low-quality alloy of jewelry can oxidize and provoke inflammation;
- If you get caught on a pillow, you risk injuring your earlobe, even to the point of tearing it. Correction of a tear in the lobe on the operating table;
- I have an allergy to a specific metal. You cannot sleep or wear these earrings;
- The sharp pin may scratch or puncture the skin behind the ears.
IMPORTANT! In rare cases, allergies also occur to gold. You need to find out the composition of the alloy - an alloy of different metals that is added to gold to improve its properties. Nickel is often the cause of allergies. By the way, there is definitely nickel in white gold.
Let's focus separately on recently pierced ears - do not take off your earrings at night or during the day. After a puncture, the skin quickly regenerates, and the wounds can heal overnight. In the morning you will have to re-pierce the lobe to insert the earring. Firstly, it hurts, and secondly, the punctures will take longer to heal.
What earrings can you leave on?
Let's continue the topic with fresh piercings, but these models will also be suitable several years after the piercing. If you are afraid of losing an earring or getting hurt in your sleep, or maybe it’s just bothering you, choose the right jewelry to sleep in. These include:
- studs or studs with a screw clasp. There is a thread on the pin and the clasp; once you screw the clasp on, you can be sure that it will not get lost. This is an excellent option for children - the clasp has a rounded shape, and when screwed onto the pin, it covers its sharp edge. The likelihood of being scratched or caught on laundry is reduced to zero;
- congo earrings or rings. Small rings that gently envelop the earlobe are ideal for sleeping and for small children. The clasp extends into the continuation of the earring and you simply have nothing to catch on. It doesn’t stick out, which means it won’t get scratched either. There are no sharp corners - the earring is absolutely safe.
Other clasps and earrings do not have such advantages. There, the pins protrude freely, and there is something to catch on the laundry. Therefore, it is better to take them off at night. And if you decide to sleep in such earrings, of course no one can stop you. The main thing is to make sure that the edge of the pin is not sharp and that the fastener is strong.
REFERENCE! Sometimes at a piercing salon or medical center, earrings with a pointed pin are placed in the ear piercing gun. This is wrong, and in many developed countries it is completely prohibited.
Which ones are better not to sleep in than in danger?
Don't take risks with jewelry. If your ears are not red a few hours after wearing these earrings, this does not mean that the same will happen at night. Sleep is long at night, and inexpensive metals can oxidize and cause inflammation.
Also remove massive earrings.Due to the heaviness and size, you can easily cut yourself or tear your earlobe if it gets caught on the pillow.
If you just got your ears pierced, don't sleep or wear silver earrings until the wound heals. Silver oxidizes upon contact with blood and lymph and causes inflammation. While the wound is healing, wear gold, or better yet, surgical steel earrings. It is hypoallergenic and promotes rapid tissue healing.
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