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Barmymoo:
What does it do? I've never heard of that before - is it just a plug on the inside of your nose? This is probably a rather stupid question but please forgive my ignorance and inexperience: what is the point? It's almost invisible; does it feel different to have it there?


Added: I figured I should go and part-answer my own question using The Googles; I did not realise you could stretch your septum! Is that what you're going to do? That is cool in a kind of fascinating but I'd-never-do-that sort of way (I am a bit of a wuss about things like that, I feel like it'd hurt a lot).

bainidhe_dub:
Are you stretching it or is it just so you can keep the piercing open without having visible jewelry?

nekowafer:
I had it pierced at a 10g* about 9 years ago, maybe 10. I have since stretched it to 6g, which is where it's been for most of the time I've had the piercing. When I worked at Hot Topic, I could wear a ring in it, but since I now work in an office setting, I have to keep the piercing hidden during the week. I used to have a staple-shaped retainer that sat up in my nostrils (here it is flipped down http://www.bodyartforms.com/gallery/uploads/CameraZOOM-20120423083033209.jpg), but it got irritating when I had any snot in my nose at all, and especially if I got sick. And then I found the septum plug. It's similar to a plug you'd wear in a stretched ear piercing, but the flares are much smaller, as septum piercings are often not as stretchy as earlobes.

It is so damn comfortable. I love it. And no one can see it if they're looking up my nose... which was actually a problem once. In bed. With a guy.

(click to show/hide)I was having sex with a guy, with him on top, facing me. He happened to see up my nostril. Without missing a beat (or a thrust), he stuck his finger up my nose. I said, "uhh what'cha doin'? and he said, "ohhhh it's your septum retainer." Apparently he thought it was a booger and was going to pick it for me. In the middle of sex.
*Here is a great guide to gauge sizing, including a list of comparable household objects: http://wiki.bme.com/index.php?title=Gauge

Barmymoo:
That makes sense! Does it feel different to a ring?

nekowafer:
I often forget it's even there. With a ring, you have a little bit of weight, and in mine the bead is loose enough to make a faint clink noise if it moves. The real difference is between the staple retainer and the plug. I can rub, blow, pick, bump my nose... anything, and it's not a problem. I don't have to worry about it falling out.

I considered stretching up to 4g, but the larger you go, the harder it is to find a small diameter ring in your size. And I don't want anything that hangs too low in my nose.

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