Inner Conch Piercing

The inner conch piercing is a piercing thru the innermost shell of the ear, next to the ear canal itself. Piercings thru the outer casing are called Outer Conch Piercings. Historically it was performed by the Mangebetu of Zaire and the Gorakhnathis. While this piercing is typically done as a standard piercing, a lot folk opt to Dermal Punch this piercing right away to a larger gauge.

Inner Conch Piercing information

It ought to be mentioned that making major changes to the construction of the conch could cause minor loss of hearing. Most of the people pronounce this piercing with a soft "ch" ( ie. As in "cherry" ), though the "official" ( and less common ) pronunciation is "konk" with a tough "k" at the end of the Inner Conch Piercing.