The Plugs

So I have this sizeable collection of earlobe plugs, including the odd tunnel or two. It's at my dream size of six millimeters. Wonderful. I still have a wish list as long as my foot on what I still want, including a pair of ear weights costing 499 euros from which only two sets were made in the entire world. It's made from silver and pyrite ammonites. Millions of years dead and they're still drop-dead gorgeous.

Right, going off-topic. What I wanted to talk about was my current dillemma. I reached my end size a few months ago and everything was going swimmingly until about last week. Then I could push my internally threaded, screw-shut tunnels loosely through both earholes. Which means my lobes are expanding. They won't get bigger than they are now, probably, but I think they're currently at about eight millimeters.

I know the solution to this. Sleep with 'naked' ears and wear what's known as 'organics' during the day. Meaning horn, wood and stone. Preferably wood, as it's light and thus doesn't help gravity stretch my ears further.

Problem: I don't know how long I can not wear jewelry before my ears stretch back to five mm or smaller. I like my end size and don't want to lose it by sleeping naked, as it were. I can wear tunnels with piercing rings through them, but as much as I like that look, it looks a bit too whimsical to be subtle. And while I like attention, I don't like constant, gaping attention.

So I guess I'll try sleeping without jewelry and pray I don't go down a size. Wish me luck.