Ok I got both of my cartilage piercings done on Friday so three days ago. And they hurt so bad I want to cry, I can't sleep on them, wear my hair down, touch any part of the ear. The pain is like a throbbing/burning/stabbing pain.I got it done at claires with stainless steal studs and they used a piercing gun. What should I use to help the pain? Please and thank you!

Cartilage is more tender because its cartilage. Also when you say you had both done I assume you mean one on each ear? If so then sleeping can and most likely will be a big issue. When I pierced my lower cartilage the pain only started the next day and did continue for a while. I got my second lobe done a claires with a gun and that did end up getting infeted, but its been almost two years now and its healed perfect;y. Because of the risk of shatterring guns aren't the best but once its done you can't undo it.
For pain:
Take some pain reliver
Twice a day get some warm water add non iodized salt into a cup hold the cup to the side of your head and tilt your head to the side. You can also use a cottonball dipped in the solution to dab it on
The warm water is soothing and the mixture helps to clean and heal a piercing
Don't USE THE SOLUTION CLAIRES GIVES YOU: the solution along with many other solutions contains a ingredient that is supposed to heal it. But this solution alctually prevent healing. Also don't turn your earring or touch it at all. That would be lke repedetly picking at a scab_it would never heal.

I feel your pain! Just got mine done and it's stinging like a mother! From what I've been reading online its illegal to pierce a cartilage with a gun and can really damage the ear. Do not take the piercing out! Go into claires in about a week to see what they say and if after a month you are still in serious pain it's a trip to the docs! In the meantime, clean it with some salt water and a cotton bud 2 times a day! Hope it helps x