A California woman almost ended up in the emergency room after leaving her Amazon earrings on for too long, showing how dangerous it can be and raising questions about the potential health risks of silicone earring backs.
TikTok creator Amber Guttilla, 30, went viral when she shared her harrowing story with her 60,000 followers and the video was viewed 7.5 million times.
“I’ve had my ears pierced for thirty years and never knew this,” Amber wrote viral clipand called it a “public service announcement” about “jewelry cleaning” in her hashtags.
“This is a PSA for anyone who has earrings,” the Los Angeles-based maker warned, explaining that it’s best to avoid silicone backings, which can stick to the back of the ear due to oil and dirt.
Amber’s TikTok commenters were divided, as some wondered why she didn’t change her back more often, and others were shocked that more people weren’t sleeping with their earrings.
A California woman almost ended up in the emergency room after leaving her Amazon earrings on for too long (stock image)
“This is a PSA for anyone who has earrings,” the Los Angeles-based maker warned, explaining that it’s best to avoid silicone backings, which can stick to the back of the ear due to oil and dirt.
Amber started the video by saying, “You might want to know this because I didn’t know this and it almost put me in the hospital.”
The content creator then showed the back of silicone earrings and said they were not intended to be worn for long periods of time.
She explained that she decided to replace her second piercing and exchange it for a stainless steel pair from Amazon.
Because her adhesives were difficult to insert, she used a silicone backing instead, but after a month or two she couldn’t remove them.
She went to a piercing shop for help and wanted to pay them to remove her jewelry. The piercer said, “Let me guess, it’s one of those clear silicone backs.”
Amber learned from the piercer that the cheap silicone backings let oil, grease from hair, sweat and makeup through, which can create “a glue, like a glue,” so if you wear them for too long it can “melt together.” the earring.
The piercer warned that the last girl to come in and have to remove the silicone backing had been sent to the hospital “to have them cut out of her ears.”
“It hadn’t completely melted yet, but it was quite challenging for him and a little painful, but honestly worth every penny,” Amber explained of the ordeal.
TikTok creator Amber Guttilla, 30, went viral when she shared her harrowing story with her 60,000 followers and the video received 7.5 million views
Amber started the video by saying, “You might want to know this because I didn’t know this and it almost put me in the hospital.”
‘Those little clear clasps aren’t really meant to be used in your earrings for more than a night or two, so don’t leave them on for too long. Otherwise, these might just become your new permanent earrings,” Amber advised – and while permanent jewelry is popular now, it’s unlikely that people are looking for permanent earrings.
The commentators were in an uproar, with many asking, “Don’t you clean your ears?” and ‘You don’t wash behind your ears???’
‘How does someone sleep with earrings? They stab you in the head,” one woman wondered.
Many people pointed out that the back of the silicone earring was only for holding the earrings to the packaging, and was not intended for actual use.
Others advised: ‘You should remove your jewelry and clean the piercings regularly.’
The commentators were in an uproar, with many asking, “Don’t you clean your ears?” and ‘You don’t wash behind your ears???’
However, there were plenty of people who admitted to regularly sleeping in their earrings.
One person wrote: ‘People take their earrings off EVERY NIGHT?’ HELLO? How?? Bro, that’s so much work.’
Some were surprised and said, ‘This comment made me realize that most people don’t sleep with their earrings?’ and “Wait…who takes off their earrings at night??? I’m in the minority?’
One summed it up by writing: ‘Based on these comments it feels 50/50.’
On Redditusers have faced similar issues, saying their plastic earring retainers got stuck over time, and asking for help removing them without an expensive doctor’s visit.
Users urged them to use nail clippers to cut them off, which worked for Reddit users. However, cleaning the ear with alcohol wipes and earrings would also work, and making sure you remove the earrings and rinse them around the ears regularly. ear.