It is possible to injure a nerve with an ear bone.
The ear bone is generally the ear cartilage in the auricle, and its main function is to support the soft tissues of the auricle and maintain the shape of the auricle. There are many superficial nerves and blood vessels around the ear bone, so there is a possibility that the nerves may be injured during ear piercing.
Clinically, ear piercing is usually done on the earlobe because the tissue on the earlobe is mainly skin and fat tissue. If ear piercing is done on the ear bone, it may cause damage to the epidermal nerves around the ear bone, thus affecting the innervation function of the nerves and triggering obvious pain or numbness and other clinical manifestations.
In addition, the blood vessels around the ear bone are more abundant, ear piercing on the ear bone may also lead to blood vessel damage and cause obvious bleeding symptoms, but also increase the incidence of infection.
It is recommended to avoid piercing the ear on the cartilage as much as possible.