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What should I do for an ear piercing infection?
Hello, i am a female who got their ears pierced october 8th (2 months 1/2 ago) and swapped out my earrings last week. I had pain on my right side so i took the piercing out and later told someone who said it was infected and gave me something to clean it with. I sanitized the piercing and tje area and put it back in and have been cleaning it daily to help. Today, i went to do that when i noticed a sort of pimple on the area. I took some tweezers that i sanitized with the same thing i use to clean my ear and pulled it out (it was sort of like a rock, greyish yellow in color and a bit hard not liquidy at all) and i resanitized and put a bandaid on my ear. I’d like to know if theres anything else now I can do other than sanitizing my ear to help it and advice please! Thank you for reading.
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I think you should not look online for answers. You will need to go to Urgent Care and tell them what you have written here. It's very clear. But at this point , you don't want further infection and need a doctors care. I hope you heal well soon.
@kallubsmqd You have done everything right so far. The little thing you pulled out was the remnants of the cells that went on defense and surrounded the infection. When I was a kid my Dad was prone to boils, and got those after the boil healed. Our family doctor referred to them as "pits" and the body usually absorbed them, but when it didn't my Mom removed them exactly as you described because they were irritated by his shirt collar.
What are you using to sanitize the area? Is this an ear lobe piercing, or in the cartilage? (With less blood supply cartilage piercingsare much slower to heal.)
In either case, after sanitizing with alcohol or another antiseptic solution, use a clean cotton swab to apply a wide spectrum antibiotic cream or salve to the area. Sanitize the earrings every time too.
It sounds like your infection is gone, but if it comes back you might want to see a medical provider.
@sueinmn im glad to hear!!! Its an ear lobe piercing and the thing im using is an antiseptic cleansing liquid from the brand band-aid. Thank you so much for an explanation of what exactly it was I was really nervous. 😥 i’ll look in my familys closet to see if we have a antibiotic cream i can apply for next time i clean it