I have the average, everyday lobe piercings and I've never had trouble getting earrings in them. Oh boy was I shocked when I received these! They're very tight-fitting around the lobe, very hard to open and close, and they barely got through my holes after an hour of wrestling with them! This was after I washed them, of course, so it's not like there was gunk on them. I seriously considered returning them after raging about how they wouldn't go in my ears right! Very frustrating. Unimpressed...