Timothy Peck
To start, i waited a week before posting this review. I have alot to say but its all important and i think people need to get educated on stretching their ears here...My honest thoughts, these tunnels are high quality, they are thick which i love because most silicone tunnels are super thin and bendy and fall out with zero effort, and they are comfy to sleep with as well. But for the love of god before you buy these please get educated and understand something that people seem to just ignore.SILICONE IS NOT FOR STRETCHING!!!People will buy silicone tunnels and stretch their ear holes with them, then when they blow their ears out and their lobes go raw and get infected they wanna quickly leave bad reviews blaming the product instead of their poor uneducated practices on stretching! Silicone is bad for stretching and you should not do it!I dont care if youre using kaos, arctic buffalo, i dont care if your homie travis who skipped all sorts of sizes and probably stretched with sharpie markers in high school and now his ears look like onion rings and smell like roadkill said "it's perfectly safe man do it" whatever dude! It does not at all matter. Every single time you stretch with silicone, you run the risk of blow out! Its a fact. Silicone often is grippy and causes micro tares, which if you are like me and have sensitive skin, can be HORRIBLE. I put these In because i havent worn my plugs in YEARS, so i ordered these. My left ear was a perfect fit for 5/8. I had Zero issues with that ear, it is perfectly okay. However my right ear was alittle smaller. So it stretched alittle when i put this tunnel in and i felt it! My ear became raw for a few days. I trusted my body enough to tough it out. I kept it clean and made sure to take care of it but i wont lie it was hard! It's healed and fine now but it was gross and swollen and sore for like 3 days. This was NOT because this is a bad product! That is just what can happen when you stretch with silicone. Ive had the same issues with many big name silicone sets, which is why i dont stretch with silicone. Had i known i needed a smaller size for that ear it could've been prevented and id have been just fine. And i am fine now. If this was a bad product i would not be able to wear them at all. Both of my ears are fine, they look great, these are killer plugs. Conclusion hereThese plugs are great and you should buy them ONLY IF YOUR EARS ARE UP TO SIZE FOR WHAT YOURE BUYING!! These are for wearing use only! If you are in these reviews preparing to buy these to stretch with, do so at your own risk but dont be upset blaming the product when your ears go raw and nasty on you. If you're stretching, buy regular stainless/surgical steel tunnels like you're supposed to. It may not be comfortable, but at least you'll safely achieve your next size and can change them later! Good things take alittle extra time!These tunnels are great and I highly recommend them for wearing use only.
