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If you got it gunned, its either a 20ga or 18ga. If you got it done by an actual piercer, its probably 16ga. Take the initial jewelry measure it. Look up a mm to gauge conversion chart and see what it is :)

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Q: What is the standard gauge for an ear piercing?
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What is the smallest ear piercing?

18 Gauge


How big is a regular ear piercing?

Normal ear piercings are 18 gauge.


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Probably about the same, but 10ga is huge for ear piercing.


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Is a size 16 gauge the same thing as a regular ear piercing hole?

It is normal for a lobe piercing to be 16 or 18 gauge... but it is normally 18. A 16 gauge is normally used for tragus piercings :)


What is an ear gauge?

Well there actually is no such thing as an ear gauge. However there is such a thing as a jewellery gauge which is the thickness of the of the jewellery based on either Millimeters or AWG (American Wire Gauge as used in the professional body piercing industry.


What is the smallest gauge size for your ear?

20g. But that's a regular ear piercing size. So you'll move up to 18g.


How much does it hurt to get your ear lobes pierced with 10 gauge rings?

a lot if u want to get size 10 gauge u should get the normal ear piercing size which is a size 20 or 18 gauge and slowly gauge it to a size 10 gauge