A tragus, according to an online dictionary is fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the external ear. Tragus jewelry therefore is body adornments worn in the tragus. How else are we going to describe it without sounding pompous? It’s different from those worn in earlobe, scapha, and helix. Some wear their tragus baubles alone or in combination with other jewelries littering their ears literally.
Our tragus looks like our earlobes but located in different part of the ear. While our earlobes are pure muscle, and may be some fats, a tragus is cartilaginous in composition. It’s harder than earlobes. It’s more difficult to pierce and to insert tragus jewelry not because of its hardness but also of its location. One should use professional piercers for this kind of job. One single mistake and there goes your sense of hearing. Tragus is the guardian of the inner ear. Any infection should be great concern. Don’t fail to see your doctor if the infection will linger for more than 3 days.
Tragus jewelry is the same like all the other ear jewelries we wear but they have more limited designs due to the nature of their use. But this doesn’t mean that they’re inferior. They might be smaller generally but they’re also beautiful.
If you think about it, tragus jewelry is wonderfully unique. The danglers look endearing as they rest on the ear and unite themselves with the jewelries found on the earlobes. Tragus ear studs which are worn appropriately in perfect unison with those worn in the anti tragus, lower scapha, ear lobes, concha and helix are awesome and marvelous to behold not to mention perfectly exquisite. The simplicity of the sequence is just impressive.
There are several designs one can avail for him or herself. Tragus stud earrings are very popular. There are rings and danglers curves and semi-circular styles as well. The studs come in many designs such as hearts, rose petals, and stars among others. There are also bizarre configurations that really call attention to themselves.
Tragus jewelry comes in different materials. You can choose among plastics, acrylics, Pyrex glass, gold, silver sterling, and titanium to name a few. You can also order you own singular custom made tragus adornments. They’ll even make your ears look great and attractive, if not your whole appearance.
Tragus piercing may take a half year to heal; some may even take up to 8 months to heal completely. Eating the right foods and drinking vitamins and minerals will help enhance the healing process. Don’t touch your jewelry often and don’t lie on it while you’re sleeping. If you need to take your tragus jewelry off your ears, don’t do it for too long. After only few minutes some of the users will find it difficult to put them back again. Removing them during or after taking a bath is good way of taking care of your ears.
If you’re into contact sports like aikido, judo, jujitsu, wresting and sports of similar nature, remove your tragus jewelry, or even any jewelry for that matter. You might injure yourself and your fellow athlete.