# Ear Stretching

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-stretching/168966>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 15, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-stretching/168966 "2003-04-15T22:41:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![coolguy230](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@coolguy230](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolguy230)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-stretching/168966/1 "2003-04-15T22:41:18Z")

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I just got my ears peirced at 8 gauge and was wondering how much i could stretch them before they become permanent thank u for your responces.

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-stretching/168966/2 "2003-04-15T23:17:46Z")

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Do not pass Go. A healed 8 gage is pretty much a permanent hole in and of itself.