How can you tell if ur piercing is infected????

Question

hi i have had my ears pierced for like 3 months and wen ever i change my earrings they hurt and the backs of my ears are realllllly!!! red. i am always cleaning the holes but i don't know if i have had my ears pierced long enough to keep them out. and my friend had an infection and she got these huge black like puss balls on her ears so if my ears are infected i want to know so i wont get those!!!

Answer 1

take them out right away mine had that happen to them also. i had mine pierced for a less amount of time and i took them out for two weeks and could still get them back in after that

Answer 2

It sounds like it might be a little. Don't take the earrings out every day, just turn them and clean your ears with luke warm salt water 2ce a day. I know how much it can hurt, but it is unfortunately the best.

Good luck!

Answer 3

You will know if you have a infection if u start getting a small red ball at the back of your ear near the piercing. You haven't had your ears pierced long enough to keep your earrings out. You need to have your ears pierced for at least a year before you leave them out. Don't change your earrings everyday, it's still too early to change them everyday (once and a while is ok) If you start getting a small ball by your piercing, don't take out your earring, but loosen the back a little more. Clean your ears daily with ear piercing cleaner (you usually get it when you get your ears pierced, if not, ask ear piercing places for some) If for don't have any you could use rubbing alcohol. If you happen to get the little balls leave them alone!!



Hope this helped!!

Answer 4

If your ears are sore. its a sign of infection along with  any signs of puss or discharge.. if you take out your earings and see dried up puss on them its not a good sign... it took my ears  over 3  monthes tof ully heal  so i would keep them really clean and stop changing your earings until there fully healed. cause when yo change your earings they can be  covered in bacteria contributing to the infection