is it infected????

Question

i got my ears pierced about 2 days ago. i was wondering if my ears were infected because when i rotate my earing when i am cleaning it, it kind of hurts a little. my ears arent swollen ,red, or goo isnt coming out. i was wondering when you rotate your earing when cleaning it and it hurts a little if it is normal

Answer 1

Yes it was normal for me anyways. As long as your ear isnt turning red in that spot and staying red and that it isnt oozing good you should be fine. Wash your ears gentle with non scented anti bacterial soap and you should be on your way to healing fast :)

Here is what you should do for taking care of your piercing:

Always wash your hands with soap and water before touching the pierced area or jewelry to keep bacteria from your hands away from the piercing site. Keeping the pierced area clean is the most important way to prevent infection.

Cleanse the piercing site with appropriate solution as frequently as recommended for that particular site, and for the full length of time recommended for healing. (See third paragraph.)

Keep pierced area free of chemicals such as perfume, hair spray or hair gel. After showering, rinse the pierced area with clear water to remove soap or shampoo residue.

Do not hold a public telephone against a newly pierced ear. Clean your telephone frequently with a disinfectant.

Following ear or facial piercing, be sure your pillowcase is clean and changed frequently.

A gauze pad or cotton swab can be used to clean crusts from around the jewelry. Use a new swab for each piercing site. Jewelry should be rotated once or twice while applying solution during each cleaning.

Earrings should not be removed or changed for at least a month, and should be worn continually for the first 4 to 6 months. Other piercing sites may require more specific care.

If you do get an infection here is what you can do:

If signs of infection (increased redness, tenderness, heat, swelling) occur in a piercing that is through cartilage, seek medical treatment with antibiotics immediately. An infection of a piercing in cartilage may form a permanent swollen lump (keloid) on the ear.

Mild infections of the ear lobe (soft tissue) may be treated with proper cleansing and the local use of antibiotic ointment daily for one to two weeks. Jewelry should be left in to allow drainage of exudate. If no improvement, medical evaluation and treatment is recommended.

Answer 2

The signs of infecion are fever, redness over the area, pain & sensation of warmth over the affected area.
Otitis externa is infection outside the ear. Your ENT ( Ear, NOse & Throat specialist) might prescribe eardrops for you. It is better that you be seen. Otoscope is the instrument used to determine if there is an inner ear infection. Dont neglect it! Some ear infections if left untreated may spread to the brain.

Answer 3

It is normal to hurt when you rotate or clean them for a few days, they are fresh holes, think of it as if you had a hole in your finger or somewhere else, it's a hole, fresh wound. I remember mine hurt for about a week and swelled pretty nasty but were not infected just inflammed. Be sure to clean them really good and you should be ok.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

doesn't sound as if they are infected you still in the healing stages so continue to rotate and keep them clean

Answer 6

i got my neices ears done a month a go, and they are still a tiny tender with a little crusting every now and then...it takes times

Answer 7

Bud, It is absolutely normal. Please do clean your hands thoroughly before rotating them.
Take Care
Rgds
Lex

Answer 8

could me trying to get infected, keep putting the medicine on them.

Answer 9

It's not infected and it's totally normal.No worry buddy.