How To Prevent Nose Piercing From Falling Out In Sleep? – Useful Tips!

If you just have a new nose piercing and do not know how to prevent nose piercing from falling out in sleep, you can find it in this article. Specifically, in this post, we give you some helpful tips to prevent nose piercing from falling out in sleep.

How To Prevent Nose Piercing From Falling Out In Sleep?

It’s difficult to care for a new, fresh nose piercing. If your nose piercing or nose studs keep falling out when you sleep, here are some suggestions for you to prevent it.

• You can sleep with a tiny swatch of hypoallergenic tape over your nose piercing to keep it in place.

It is also suggested to wear this tape for about 1-3 weeks after making your nose piercing to help prevent dislodging and infection.

• Do not sleep on your stomach, and try to sleep either on your back or on the side opposite your piercing.

This is because when you sleep on the same side as your piercing or on your stomach, your nose piercing can be dislodged easily.

• Try another shape for your nose rings or nose studs to get the best and fittest jewelry for your new piercing.

When you have straight and small nose rings or nose studs, it will be easy for them to fall out when you sleep because they may not fit your nose piercing. In this case, you may want to change them. Try the nose studs/rings that have more bend at the end to prevent them from falling out. Some suggestions here are the screw-back stud, the labret stud (the stud with a ball at the end), the corkscrew stud, and the L-shaped stud.

Why did my nose rings/nose studs keep falling out in sleep & in shower?

There are many reasons for your nose studs to fall out in sleep or in shower. The most common reason is that your nose rings or nose studs are not fitted. In other words, they are too small for the piercing hole.

Additionally, other possible reasons for your falling nose rings are:

• Accidentally lost them during swimming or taking a shower.
• Sleeping on the same side as your nose piercing. This makes the pillow or blanket easily entangle with your nose piercing, causing it to fall out.
• Using a towel or napkin to clean the face.
• Your children keep touching your nose piercing.
• Infected piercing or body rejection

What happens if your nose piercing falls out?

If your nose rings fell out and you did not notice it to have proper cleaning the reinserting, your nose piercing may get infections and close up (if you left it around six months).

Thus, you should check your nose piercing after taking a bath or swimming, and other activities, and when getting up every morning to ensure that it does not fall out and get lost.

What to do if your nose piercing falls out while sleeping?

If your nose piercing is fresh or not fully healed, you should wash your hands before touching your nose and clean the piercing hole with a purified salt solution. 

After washing your hands with warm water and antibacterial soap, you should clean your nose piercing hole with a salt solution of non-iodized sea salt and warm water. If you cannot get this type of solution, you can use a sterile saline solution instead. You can easily buy Sterile Saline in your near home/local pharmacies. Remember to use a cotton swab to clean the piercing.

After cleaning the piercing, you should go to your piercer and put the studs/rings back.

You should tell them what happens so they can easily know what to do next to help you prevent the nose rings from falling out again. Besides, you can ask them to double-check the nose ring sizes to make sure that they are well-fitted.

Last but not least, you must follow the caring instruction strictly to prevent the piercing from infection and help it heal faster.

Do & Don’t After Piercing?

After piercing, your nose might get swollen, red, and tender for a few days in the area around the studs or ring. It can also bleed slightly. So, you should observe it closely in the first week. If you notice the piercing area gets swollen or red and bleeds for more than a few days, immediately contact the doctor to get prompt treatment.

Here are what you should and shouldn’t do to help prevent infection and stimulate healing:

Do

• Wash your hand carefully with warm water and soap before touching your nose.
• Clean the nose piercing with a purified gentle salt solution and a cotton swab.
• Clean skin piercings twice a day with mild soap and water.
• Keep clothing away from the piercing.
• Avoid swimming
• Drink cool water and eat healthy foods
• Keep the studs or ring in place with a flexible bandaid, especially in the first two weeks.
• Contact your doctor if piercing swelling or bleeding for more than a few days.

Don’t

• Don’t touch or twist your piercings unless you’re cleaning them.
• When cleaning the piercing, don’t rub excessively because it can irritate your skin and delay healing.
• Don’t smoke, drink alcohol, or chew tobacco because your nose piercing area can get irritated and infected.

What food should I avoid after a nose piercing?

To help your nose piercing heal quickly and avoid complications, here are the foods and drinks that you should not consume:

• Spicy food and beverages: Spicy foods can cause discomfort and even irritation in the area around your fresh nose ring or studs.
• Alcoholic beverages: Alcohol can cause inflammation and uncomfortable swelling.
• Hot beverages: They can cause the area around your nose studs or ring to swell, resulting in damaging the piercing.
• Sour fruits: You should avoid eating sour fruit for at least a week.
• Big and crunchy foods: Nuts or peanuts, chicken legs, or a sandwich are not recommended because such foods can cause slight vibrations in your mouth that can be reflected in your nose.

Should I sleep with a hypoallergenic tape nose on my nose piercing?

Yes, you should sleep with loose bandaids or a small swatch of hypoallergenic tape on your nose piercing, especially for the first two weeks after the new piercing, to prevent infection and from falling out while sleeping.

If you want to wear a bandaid over your nose piercing, you can use waterproof, flexible bandaids which are super stretchy, water-resistant, and easily stick on your skin even during sweaty activities.

If my nose piercing falls out, can I put it back in?

You may be able to put the nose studs or rings back in if they fall out. However, it is not recommended to do so because you can get the piercing infected if the studs or rings are not clean or you put it back in the wrong way.

Thus, you should go to your professional piercer because they know how to sterilize your piercing and put the studs back in the right way. And they can tell you if it is on the verge of or already infected and show you how to deal with it.

But if you don’t  have time or insist on putting the nose stud back by yourself, here are steps that you can take:

• Wash your hands carefully with soaps and warm water.
• Slowly insert the rod into your piercing hole. Remember to hold the jewelry by its top.
• If the rod does not go in smoothly, you can gently twist it in a clockwise motion to get it in place.
• Through your nostril, gently secure the back onto the rod.

Types Of Nose Piercings

This is the list of common nose piercing types:

• Austin Bar Piercing: the piercing is horizontally through the tip of the nose but not through the nasal cavity’s septum.
• Bridge Piercing: the piercing is through the bridge of your nose (between your eyes).
• High Nostril Piercing: the piercing will be higher on the nasal bridge (higher than the typical nostril piercing).
• Multiple Nostril Piercing: a combination of the nostril and high nostril piercings.
• Nasallang Piercing: the piercing is through both nostrils and the inner septum.
• Nostril Piercing: the piercing is through the center of either nostril 
• Rhino Piercing: the piercing is through the tip of your nose and through the skin above the septum.
• Septum Piercing: a septum piercing runs through the cartilaginous wall that divides both nostrils.
• Septril Piercing: the piercing is attached through the top of your nose to the stretched septum.

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