I pierced my ears about 4 months ago. i never had an infection and I always wore gold earring studs, until yesterday when my right earlobe really hurt when my earring moved. I took out the earring and washed it with ear care antiseptic stuff. But when I press down on my right earlobe, it's different from my left one; the right one is hard inside around the piercing and it really hurts when i press it. I can't put an earring in because it REALLY hurts. It's not red or discharging anything, so I was wondering what this could be?
2006-08-12 03:45:47 · 9 answers · asked by noname 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Signs of infection (in any area) include warmth or heat at the site (you'll feel that the area is hot), pus or liquid coming out of the hole, low-grade fever. If none of these are present, you likely do not have an infection.
Small lumps around the holes are normal -- this is the skin having "walled" itself off around the wound. Cysts, typically, don't hurt -- if the pain is acute, it might be topical (strange, but true. The more topical the cut, the more it hurts). You might have scratched your ear with the end of the earing prong.
Have someone look it at and keep an eye on it. Chances are, it will be better in a day or two.
2006-08-12 09:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be sensative to the earrings. Having a lump is quite normal..I'm not sure what it is but I've had a lump in my earlobe around the hole, more than once through the years...it usually goes away itself. I wouldn't worry about it.. (unless it gets infected)
2006-08-12 06:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by mystery_lvr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be an infection that just isn't close enough to the surface to discharge. Or, it could be a cyst pressing against a nerve. Either way, if it hurts that much it doesn't belong there and you should be seeking medical attention for it.
2006-08-12 03:52:23 · answer #3 · answered by kermiedfrog22553 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, sounds like you could easily have a pimple in there..
Get your mom or whoever you live with to look at it and investigate it for you.
Remember, the ears are close to the brain, any infection can and will travel if left alone.
2006-08-12 03:51:43 · answer #4 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG!!! yaz i had the same prob in ny and i DIED before i put on those earings we got in teh mall! i just put neosporin all over my earlobe and inside as much as possible... and then i didnt put on earings for like 2 days and it went away... u should try that. and it COULD be one of those bizzaro pimples that grow inside your body.... but if it doesnt get better in like a 2 weeks then go to the doctor
2006-08-12 15:43:35 · answer #5 · answered by Summer Kiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd get it checked out because it could be a keloid that is inside the piercing or hypertrophic scarring.
2006-08-12 03:54:20 · answer #6 · answered by spuget 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had my ears pierced years ago and there are little hard lumpsin my ear lobes this is completely normal
2006-08-12 03:52:29 · answer #7 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its just scar tissue it will go away. the same thing happened to me when i got my second hole and also in my cartilage but it goes away. i don't know how long but it took a while for mine to go away. just let that one heal and get it re pierced when it gets better.
2006-08-13 21:26:57 · answer #8 · answered by married1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a zit.
2006-08-12 10:37:46 · answer #9 · answered by leahhepler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋