Does getting a cartilage piercing painful?

AnswerHonestly? I think that bumping your elbow or stubbing your toe, or even falling up the stairs hurts more then when you get your cartilage pierced. They only true discomfort is later on when it's healing. It'll be sore for sometime, and accidentally bumping it when fixing your hair makes you flinch a bit, but as for the actual piercing. The pain is actually very easy to ignore.

when i got mine done i was expecting it to be quite sore but i was 11 at the time so i anticipated really, But the guy done it and i said is that it and it was done. When you brush over it it really ,makes you flinch and sleeping on it is quite annoying if you have the starter earings in:S But its not even sore :D And i was 11 :/
It really depends on your pain tolerance. If you have a high pain tolerance you may not feel it that much. Your upper cartilage is harder than your lobes so expect some pain but it is really quick usually. I have one hoop on one cartilage and an industrial in the other. My only recommendation is not to pierce both sections of the upper cartilage on both ears, you will need to be able to sleep, and sleeping on a cartilage piercing will hurt and or cause complications with healing. Hope that helps.
it realy matters how wide yours comes out and how thick it is and also go to someone who you know freezes it if its not frozen it hurts like heck i got mine done and they didnt freeze it