Daith Piercing: Relief from migraines and more ☺

5/9/2017

It hasn't even been a week and I'm already having less migraine pain since getting a the daith pierced in my left ear.

Was it worth it?

Ohhhh yeah!

Migraines and I have been duking it out since I was 12 or 13-years-old. They’ve caused me trouble at work. Trouble at home. Trouble with social events. Trouble with all sorts of stuff. They are excruciating.

Several months ago, my cousin, LaTonna, introduced me to a couple of her colleagues that got daith piercings to get rid of their migraines. I was totally intrigued. Per them, it worked, and left me totally intrigued.

More recently, a friend of our family also got a daith piercing for migraines. She reported the procedure to be fast and not terribly painful, and that it was working great.

My turn...

I scheduled an appointment with an Evansville tattoo salon. It was a salon specifically recommended by the friend I mentioned earlier.

Because I have an allergy to most metals, I was advised to have a titanium hoop to wear in my ear after the piercing. It’s the metal they use, least likely to cause a reaction.

A hollow, piercing instrument was used to pierce the daith of my left ear. In my experience, 99% of the migraines I’ve had are centered over my left eyebrow, so left side was the first to be done, and hopefully the only one I’ll need done.

Once the piercing instrument was through, a titanium ring was threaded through the inside of the instrument. Then the piercing instrument was removed and the hoop remains in place.

Most folks I talked to said it didn’t hurt much at all, or felt more like pressure than pain.

However, everyone is different and I didn’t talk to everybody.

Ouch...

The initial introduction of the piercing instrument wasn’t awful.

Then, as it went through the cartilage, the pain escalated for several seconds.

My sister (a reflexology therapist), stepped up immediately and began scratching my forearm---opposite arm of the side I was getting the piercing.

Once the piercing instrument was removed, the pain turned down several notches. It continued to ache but wasn’t nearly as intense.

Aftercare

Healing well! :)

After the procedure, I left the hoop and my ear alone for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

Next morning I gently irrigated the wound with saline. I continued with the saline irrigation a few more times during the day.

They didn’t hurt at all and I had only a tiny bit of bleeding. It stopped almost immediately after the rinsing. I dabbed the blood away with a cotton swab.

Second day, I continued with the saline rinsing, but followed with a cotton swab moistened with the lavender oil.

Lavender oil stops pain on contact, stops bleeding almost as fast and is a broad spectrum antimicrobial.

Third day, I reduced the saline irrigation but switched to swabbing with tea tree oil.

Tea tree oil works much the same as lavender, but has a cooling/warming effect similar to camphor and menthol. The sensation gave me additional relief to sensitivity in and near the wound.

My ear feels bruised, but it's only a tiny bit painful.

Migraines since?

I’ve had migraine pain since, but it's been manageable without meds. Also, I've not needed the other stuff that usually has to be done during migraine storms.

No need for a darkened room, ice packs or reflexology sessions for pain management.

Further info

A few days before the piercing, I got some news that others who had daith piercings for migraine prevention are also reporting decreased pain due to fibromyalgia and a decrease in anxiety and anxiety induced illnesses.

Was it worth it?

Yes!!!

I recommend it to others, as long as they’re aware that it might not hurt much at all, or it might hurt a great deal.

Everyone is unique. What might be easy for some might be quite painful for others. Although this procedure hurt quite a bit for me, it was a breeze for several others in this area.

If you're in this area and are considering having it done, I encourage you to do so!

Also, please consider Evil Twins Piercing Studio to do it for you. They were very accommodating with my quirky anxiety issues, and if I have to have my right ear pierced, I'll be going right back to them to have it done. They're sweet folks with many years of experience.

I'll be doing a follow up post later, and will include a link to their website. It's still under construction but should be live and ready for guests by the time my piercing is healed.

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The Wrap!

That's it for this one!

God bless you! Thanks for the read and hope your back again for next Tuesday's edition!

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6 Comments

Rolly link

5/9/2017 07:05:23 pm

Hi Angelia...

So glad to hear it helps, you are a trooper for doing this. Proud of you and the fact that you are feeling the effects you were looking for. Great article and very informative...

Blessings

Angelia

5/18/2017 02:12:21 pm

Rolly,

Thanks for your supportive comment! :)

I was hoping I'd get it done and have a "Shazam!" situation, and I'd never get another migraine. The process has been slower, but the piercing is definitely working. I'm way happy about it and no longer needing large, steady doses of pain meds to help me through them. :)

Maria link

5/18/2017 08:30:19 am

I'm proud of you for researching this technique and following through on it, despite the pain of the process.

I am contemplating this and intend to send to a friend who also suffers from migraines.

Sending all my hopes and prayers that this does the trick for you, dear Ange.

5/18/2017 02:17:16 pm

Prof. Mahreer,

I'm sooooo glad I had it done, even though it hurt so much, for several moments. I've had a steadily diminished amount of pain since and wow ... what a difference it's making!

Thank you, too, for your supportive comment and interest. I'm hoping this will help others who are considering it, to lean toward going through with it.

It's so good to be less and less affected by headache pain and not having to worry about scheduling activities away from full moon phases. :)

Michael link

5/19/2017 08:10:04 am

Anything that helps with migraine has to be useful. I know they can be terrible. It's brilliant that you have found at least a partial solution that allows you to carry on daily life.
I've seen a lot of people with this piercing and now I know why they have them.
Glad to hear it is helping you Angelia.

Angelia link

5/27/2017 02:34:06 pm

Mike,

It hasn't stopped them completely yet, but I've definitely been plagued with fewer of them and only two have been acute enough for meds. So, I'm taking it as a win. :)

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