How To Take Care Of An Ear Piercing? 10 Points!!?

Question

Should I Sleep With It?

Should I Take Showers With It?

Should I Clean It Every Time I Take It Off To Put It Back On?

Should I Clean It With Alcohol, Hand Sanitaizer Or A Lighter?

Why Is My Ear Kinda "Crusty"?

Why Does It Still Hurt After 1 Week?

Is It Normal If My Ear Peels?

What Else Should I Do?

Please Help...

Answer All Of Them If Possible... Pliz...

10 Points!!!

Answer 1

when i got my first ear pierced it hurt like a mo fo...i felt like a little *****!!!...but when u first get it ur sopposed to leave it in there for atleast a month(shower,sleep etc.) so it wont get infected. once i waited...i cleaned it with some poraxide and put some nuerosporin on the front and back earlobe, so that when u put the earing on it heals it from the inside aswell. i also slept with the original earing they pierce u with. crust is normal.

cant spell for **** hope it helped tho!!...lol

Answer 2

Yes you should sleep in it until it heals.

Yes take showers with it but try not to cover it with shampoo.

Yes clean it whenever you do take it out but again it should be left in until it heals.

NO do not use alcohol hand santizer or a lighter, use an antiseptic (Band Aid makes a good one comes in a blue bottle, otherwise you can get ear piercing cleaner at Clairs or a like store in any mall)

It is okay if it is crusty nothing to worry about, if you use the antiseptic cleaner about 3 times a day that should stop.

It will still hurt from time to time until it heals and even after if it gets aggravated at all.

Not sure on the peeling.

Be patient, keep it clean, give it time to heal, DONT PLAY WITH IT!

Answer 3

Yes

yes

if you want

clean it with an antispetic

i dont know

if it hurts badly go to the doctor or take off the earings and try other ones.

no,if its dry add lotion

nothing else

Answer 4

Should I Sleep With It? Nope

Should I Take Showers With It? Nope

Should I Clean It Every Time I Take It Off To Put It Back On? Nope

Should I Clean It With Alcohol, Hand Sanitaizer Or A Lighter? Witch Hazel or specialized rubbing alcohol for ear piercing

Why Is My Ear Kinda "Crusty"? Its infected...clean it and dont wear your earings for a while...

Why Does It Still Hurt After 1 Week? Again its infected

Is It Normal If My Ear Peels?

What Else Should I Do?

Answer 5

It will not heal for 6 weeks at the least. The crust will soon go away. Do not remove it for 6 weeks. Twist it around (I know, it hurts) once in the morning and once in the evening at least. Use hydrogen peroxide or alcohol to clean it twice a day.

And yes you should sleep with it for at least 6 weeks.

Yes its normal to peel.

Answer 6

The ear lobes are one of the fastest healing body parts a person has. Generally it takes up to eight to ten weeks to fully heal an ear piercing, and that is if aftercare is done correctly.

Things to do in aftercare

1- Clean your piercing only once a day, preferably in the shower while lathering up your hair. If you clean it more than once you risk weakening your body’s own natural defense to heal itself.

2- Take a B vitamin with zinc. This promotes healing. Also, add a multivitamin to your regime to speed up healing and boost immunity.

3- Check for hair around the ear piercing. Hair can transmit hair products, bacteria, dirt, oil, and other irritants into the wound. A small pin can remove the hair if its wrapped tightly, just don’t accidentally poke the ear itself.

4- Clean pillowcases more often than normal so that the bacteria don’t have time to breed and move into wound.

5- Avoid public telephones. Again, just a bacteria and irritant reduction technique.

6- Use your head when using shampoos and hair care products. These can work into the wound and inflame or irritate it. Always use dye free or perfume free products while you are in the healing stages of a piercing.

7- Rinse with saline to remove the crust that builds up. This crust is from clear fluid that gets secreted called lymph. It is harmless, but the crust has sharp edges that may damage the skin around the wound.

Things not to do in aftercare

1- Don’t touch the piercing except to clean the area. Wash your hands before you touch it also. A gentle rotating is all it needs to keep from crusting up.

2- Don’t remove the piercing for the first three months. This gives optimum healing time, plus it keeps the wound from being further damaged by the ear ring going in and out.

3- Don’t use alcohol, witch hazel, or hydrogen peroxide on a healing ear lobe or ear cartilage. These products have been known to promote scarring in tender flesh like an ear.

Piercings go through two very distinct key healing phases. The first is very prone to infection and inflammation; extreme care should be taken in the first 6 weeks of this healing process. This insures that no scarring or keloids will form. Once the scar tissue is there, it is very difficult to get rid of easily, if ever. The second phase completes the healing process and ensures that you can maneuver the piercing as you wish, whenever you wish.  

Answer 7

Should I Sleep With It?ya i never take mine out and u shouldnt if its fairly new (one yr and under) because it mite close

Should I Take Showers With It?yep just becareful

Should I Clean It Every Time I Take It Off To Put It Back On?ya because u get grease and stuff on it

Should I Clean It With Alcohol, Hand Sanitaizer Or A Lighter?none of the above silly use ear cleaner from claire;s

Why Is My Ear Kinda "Crusty"?infection but ull be fine

Why Does It Still Hurt After 1 Week?my cartalage still hurts after 2 months but i play with it alot and it didnt get cleaned very offten but it will go away

Is It Normal If My Ear Peels?i dont no wat u mean be that srry

What Else Should I Do?clean it, twist it so it doesnt heal 2 the skin, if its new DON'T take it out untill 1 month for bottom and 2monthes for the cartalage

ive had my ears pirecred 3 times my first one when i was 5months old 2nd when i was 12 and my cartalage when i 13 (im 13 now just fyi) just cause my age doesnt mean i dont no how 2 take care of my piecings cause if they get infected my moms like u should take better care of them so i have 2 no how 2 take care of them lol

Answer 8

keep the earrings you got them pierced with for 6 weeks and clean it 2 a day w/ alcohol.

Answer 9

I had a crusty earhole once.  this means you must have sensitive ears. Don't wear cheap plastic/silver

Should I Sleep With It? If it is a really small one

Should I Take Showers With It? yes

Should I Clean It Every Time I Take It Off To Put It Back On?

Should I Clean It With Alcohol, Hand Sanitaizer Or A Lighter?

Alcohol, never use the other 2

Why Is My Ear Kinda "Crusty"? maybe you are sensitive to the earring material. Use Alcohol to keep it clean. You should have gotten some stuff where you got it pierced, that's the better thing to use.

Why Does It Still Hurt After 1 Week? It may, but it varies.

Is It Normal If My Ear Peels? no...

What Else Should I Do? talk to a piercing specialist or google ear pierce care

Answer 10

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/piercin...

Answer 11

Should I Sleep With It? sleep on your other side

Should I Take Showers With It?yes you can, it helps with cleaning it

Should I Clean It Every Time I Take It Off To Put It Back On?yes because if you take it off it gets dirty from your hands

Should I Clean It With Alcohol, Hand Sanitizer Or A Lighter?clean it with peroxide

Why Is My Ear Kinda "Crusty"? its because it got infected peroxide will help

Why Does It Still Hurt After 1 Week?it still hurts because you got it pierced and maybe something you did irritated it

Is It Normal If My Ear Peels?yes, mine did.

What Else Should I Do?clean it twice a day and take good care of it

Answer 12

dont take it out at all! just clean it as good as possible, they shouldve given you stuff to clean it with, and jsut use a qtip and get around the outside, yes take a shower just never take it out.