Author: jamesfaulkner

Earrings A piece of jewellery known as an earring is fastened to the ear via a piercing in the earlobe or another external portion of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings, which clip onto the lobe). People have worn earrings throughout history and in many cultures, frequently for symbolic reasons. The tragus, rook, and across the helix are other sites to get pierced in addition to the earlobe (see image at right). The common phrase “ear piercing” normally refers to an earlobe piercing, but “cartilage piercings” are frequently used to describe piercings in the top portion of…