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Yes, it did hurt.
There are many reasons for people to stretch their ears. With ear stretching becoming more popular as the years go on, it still doesn't make them any less of an anomaly.
Similarly, it is asked, do people still wear gauges?
It will go back to normal. Yes, at a certain point they won't go back. Usually, that's past 10 mm. But even then, people who are thinking about whether or not gauging up is worth it have already considered this factor. Typically, gauges do go back to their normal size (20 gauge).
Similarly, you may ask, why is ear gauging popular?
"It used to go hand-in-hand with other piercings but now people just come in for ear stretching. "It is a slightly more committed body art than temporary practices or ear piercing. The more you stretch the skin, the more commitment you are expressing to a counter cultural look."
The truth is that most stretched ears will shrink at least a little if you remove your jewellery, but most will not go back to their unstretched gauge. Some people stretch to 6mm and find that their ears will not go back to normal, while others go far beyond that and their ears still close back up.