I'm no doctor, so I can't tell you why mine shut and yours didn't, but it is true. Maybe it depends on how big the holes are? I just got earrings with the tiny metal bit to keep them in place. I'm afraid I can't tell you how long it took for the holes to close, because I didn't notice it at the time. Only years later did I realize they were closed.Biosophilogical said:Really? They shut? I had my left ear pierced when I was young (my choice), I might put a thing in for christmas, but that's it and it is still open (or at least it was last christmas). Also, male and 17.SwimmingRock said:Not sure how to respond to your poll. Your question is in the present and my ears aren't pierced anymore, but have been. The holes have since grown shut.
Anyway: Male and 24. Pierced 16-19.
EDIT: Just a tick. You got pierced young. Maybe your body grew into the shape. I was already fully grown when I got pierced.