I just got mine, 4 days ago. I just finished cleaning it with soap ( it is a hoop) and my ear is bright red and getting extremely swollen.
Is this normal?
It is throbbing.
What should i do?
2007-03-27 14:23:20 · 10 answers · asked by Lindsay 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
yes that its normal. it wil be liek that for a week or more.. have you learned abotu the sea salt soaks? you shoudl avoid harsh soas and use a mild antibacterial soap.. but the sea salt soaks are the best things for your ear. i empty out a 16oz whater bottle and fill it with distilled water. and put in 2, 1/4 teaspoons of non iodized salt (seal salt) and pour out howver much i need. warm it up and stick my ear in a bowl or a cup for 15 minutes at a time once a day. this will help aid in healing, fight any pending infections and draw out the lymph (discharge)
but it is 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt for every 8 oz of water.
they also soothe the piercing and eas the pain .but it will be swollen. what you can do it a sea salt soak later tongiht and take some imbuprofen to help wiht the sweling
but it is normal and its not infected! do those sea salt soaks! they feel amazing! =D
it sonly 4 days old. of course it going to hurt. cartilage piercings can take up to a year to heal. sypmtoms ofo an infected piercing is excessive sweling, pain, green or yellow-green discharge)
but doign the sea salt soaks will greatly minimize your risk of infection
http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Salt_Soaks
2007-03-27 14:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not normal and time for the Dr. Seriously, its infected and I've seen some severe mutilations of the ear from piercing. You can't cure it by just removing the hoop. You need antibiotics NOW. Especially if the ear is hot to the touch. Good Luck to you. Don't wait ok? The ear is hard to heal once it gets out of hand. LOL FYI: I have my tregis done and unless its an industrial (which the hoop says its not) get it checked!
2007-03-27 21:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Dawnmarie K 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You shouldn't clean it with soap. Soap isn't enough to properly disninfect piercings. Obviously it is infected. I suggest going back to the place you got it done (hopefully it was a professional place - a tattoo parlor) and get some guidance on a cleaning product. If you got it done by a friend or did it yourself, see a doctor. I don't suggest taking it out. It will be extremely painful and hard to put back in. Don't take it out unless an expert advises so to let the hole grow back.
2007-03-27 21:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by CJS 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes that is very normal for it to be swollen and red i mean you just got it done 4 days ago just keep cleaning it everyday and it should heal itself over time.
2007-03-27 21:27:36 · answer #4 · answered by bLoNdiEbLaZeN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ouch! i say you should take it off!! it's not going to heal , it's only gonna get worse believe me! wait a couple of weeks till it gets better then pierce it again or try the other ear..and next time try using a gold earring...or a really good surgical steel earring......don't use just any kind of metal...its obvious your body is rejecting that metal...just take it off...i don't think it will heal easily...good luck though. :)
2007-03-27 21:48:09 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is, for now.
but if it persists, you might want to go get it checked.
just try to not touch it so much because that will irritate your skin.
keep the moving minimal. like only move and touch it, when you have to clean it.
2007-03-27 21:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
when you got it peirced did you get a real earing because if you didnt it might be an affection because it is fake
2007-03-27 21:31:52 · answer #7 · answered by Danielle 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its a very painful piercing that takes a long time to heal.........sounds normal.........put some ice on it
2007-03-27 21:27:02 · answer #8 · answered by heather a 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not normal and go to a docter or uhm back to the place where you got it
2007-03-27 21:27:01 · answer #9 · answered by i love you <3 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
please be careful and make sure that you know what you are
doing, before you do it?
2007-03-27 21:36:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋