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Ear Piercing Healing & Aftercare: Personal Experiences
Survey Introduction

We are researching people’s experiences with healing ear piercings, including comfort, sleeping, accidental contact, and everyday activities.

This survey is intended for people who have had one or more ear piercings. We are interested in your personal experience, including problems you encountered, solutions you tried, and what you wish had been available.


Responses may be used in aggregate for product and market research. Individual responses will not be publicly identified without permission.


The survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete.

Section 1 — Your Piercing Experience
1. Have you ever had an ear piercing?
Yes
No
2. How many ear piercings have you had?
1
2–3
4–5
6–10
More than 10
3. What type of piercing did you have?

Select all that apply

4. Do you currently have any healing ear piercings?
Yes
No
I am not sure
Section 2 — Healing Struggles
5. What problems have you experienced while healing an ear piercing?

Select all that apply

6. Which problem was the MOST difficult or frustrating?
7. How difficult was your overall ear-piercing healing experience?
Very easy
Somewhat easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Somewhat difficult
Very difficult
Section 3 — Sleeping
8. Have you ever had difficulty sleeping because of a healing ear piercing?
Yes
No
I am not sure
9. How often did you experience sleep-related problems while the piercing was healing?
Every night or almost every night
Several nights per week
About once a week
Several times per month
Occasionally
Rarely
I do not remember
10. What did you experience while sleeping?

Select all that apply

Section 4 — How did you solve the problem
11. What did you try to protect or make your healing piercing more comfortable?

Select all that apply

12. How effective were the solutions you tried?
Very effective
Somewhat effective
Moderately effective
Slightly effective
Not effective
Nothing I tried worked particularly well
I did not try anything
13. What was the biggest limitation of the solutions you tried?

Select all that apply

Section 5 -- More Serious Problems
14. Have you ever removed an ear piercing before it was fully healed because of a problem with it?
Yes
No
I am not sure
15. If applicable, what were the reasons you removed it?

Select all that apply

16. Have you ever sought professional medical care because of a problem with a healing ear piercing?
Yes
No
I am not sure
17. If applicable, what were the primary reasons you sought medical care?
Section 6 -- Unmet Need

Please describe

Please describe

Section 7 -- Product Concept
20. Based on your experience, how valuable would a reusable product specifically designed to help protect a healing ear piercing from pressure and accidental contact during sleep have been?
Extremely valuable
Very valuable
Moderately valuable
Slightly valuable
Not valuable
Unsure
21. If this product had been available when you were healing your piercing, how likely would you have been to use it?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Neither likely nor unlikely
Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Unsure
22. What would be most important to you in a product designed for this purpose?

Select up to 5

23. What concerns would you have about using a product like this?

Select all that apply

Section 8 -- Purchase and Future Research
24. What price would you consider reasonable for a reusable product specifically designed to protect healing ear piercings during sleep?
Under $15
$15–24
$25–34
$35–44
$45–59
$60+
I would not purchase one
I would need more information
25. If the product worked as described and met your expectations for comfort and safety, how likely would you be to purchase it?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Neither likely nor unlikely
Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
26. Would you be interested in participating in future product research?

Select all that apply

Optional -- Contact Info

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Early-stage product research. Your information will not be shared or sold.

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