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'''The inner conch piercing''' is a piercing through the innermost shell of the ear, next to the ear canal itself. Piercings through the outer shell are called [[Outer Conch Piercings]]. Historically it was performed by the [[Mangebetu]] of Zaire and the [[Gorakhnathis]].
</p><p>If you touch something that's non-<a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Sterile" title="Sterile">sterile</a>, you are contaminated. If you then touch something that's not contaminated (or is currently sterile), it becomes contaminated, and so on. This is why a responsible modification practitioner goes through more than one pair of <a href="/index.php?title=Gloves" title="Gloves">gloves</a> in a procedure, switching it whenever they have become contaminated and then need to access something which they may not contaminate.
</p><p>As such, a practitioner has to be constantly aware of what they are touching and what its status is. Any time they touch anything that might be contaminated (for example, a cabinet door), their gloves are then considered contaminated. Any clean object touched after that gets added to the contaminated list (including the <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Client&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" title="Client (page does not exist)">client</a>), potentially transferring <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Microbes" title="Microbes">microbes</a> and other contaminants. Switching gloves halts this process if it is done at the right times.
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While this piercing is often done as a standard piercing, a great many people choose to [[Dermal Punch]] this piercing immediately to a larger gauge. It should be noted that making significant changes to the structure of the [[Conch]] can cause ''minor'' [[Loss of Hearing]].


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Most people pronounce this piercing with a soft "ch" (ie. as in "''ch''erry"), although the "official" (and less common) pronunciation is "konk" with a hard "k" at the end.
 
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| [[File:Inner_conch_piercing-1.jpg|150px|Inner conch piercing]]
| [[File:Inner_conch_piercing-2.jpg|150px|Inner conch piercing]]
| [[File:Inner_conch_piercing-3.jpg|150px|Inner conch piercing]]
| [[File:Inner_conch_piercing-4.jpg|150px|Inner conch piercing]]
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== Alternative Names ==
the following were named by [[Blake Perlingieri]] to commemorate the [[Gorakhnathis]] and their use of large gauges of the piercing:
 
;Sadhu piercing
;[[Kanphati]] piercing
 
The positioning is also referred to as an ''ear bowl'' piercing.
 
== Related Risks ==
* [[Bell's Palsy]]
* [[Ear Collapse]]
* [[Loss of Hearing]]
* [[Rejection]]

Latest revision as of 05:55, 17 September 2023

The inner conch piercing is a piercing through the innermost shell of the ear, next to the ear canal itself. Piercings through the outer shell are called Outer Conch Piercings. Historically it was performed by the Mangebetu of Zaire and the Gorakhnathis.

While this piercing is often done as a standard piercing, a great many people choose to Dermal Punch this piercing immediately to a larger gauge. It should be noted that making significant changes to the structure of the Conch can cause minor Loss of Hearing.

Most people pronounce this piercing with a soft "ch" (ie. as in "cherry"), although the "official" (and less common) pronunciation is "konk" with a hard "k" at the end.

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Alternative Names

the following were named by Blake Perlingieri to commemorate the Gorakhnathis and their use of large gauges of the piercing:

Sadhu piercing
Kanphati piercing

The positioning is also referred to as an ear bowl piercing.

Related Risks