Earring that won't come out & MRI

[when.will.it.end]

I'm having an MRI (head) soon but the earring that I got my ear pierced with, at the top of my ear, won't come out. It's a hoop with a ball on it and the ball is the bit you take it out with. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to get it out? A number of people have tried and haven't been able to, including a couple of doctors when I was having a CT. Presumably they could cut it out at A&E but I don't really want to go to A&E for something so small and waste everyones time. Likewise if I leave it until the day of the MRI that could cause issues.

Ideas welcome!

[Cacoethes]

Go to a piercing place. They'll be able to get it off. They got out my nose ring which was the same type of ring.

[when.will.it.end]

Cool thanks. Can't actually remember where I got it done but will try a piercing plAce!

[Lindsey]

I have one of those in my ear which I accidentally took out when I was playing with it to see if I could. They're really fiddly but try grabbing the hoop each side of the ball and pull apart. Mine just pinged off.

[MissAnonymous]

I used jewellery pliers to remove a star piercing from my friends ear. Go to a piercing place and they will have similar tools to open it up and then take it out aseptically.

[sherlock holmes]

Yeah a legit piercing parlour will be your best bet! They'll either use pliars to get it off, or might have to cut it out but hopefully it won't come to that.