My ears smell???????????????

Question

Well it smells inside the piercing hole-y thingy lol

I think it should have stopped smelling by now.

And yes i got pierced at Claire's i know bad IDEAAA

but i was naive and stupid when i got them pierced there/

Has anyone expercianced this too! O:<

Answer 1

It maily depends on the type of earrings you have in...

One&#039;s that trap water are more prone to making your ear hole-y thingy smell. And if you guage your ears...

Answer 2

My ears were pierced the old fashioned way- with a needle and thread, about 30 years ago. The holes always smell a little. The only thing to do about this? clean any earring with alcohol before you put it into your ear and after you take it out of your ear. It helps to rid the little hole of bacteria, on the inside of the hole. You can also swab a cotton ball with alcohol and wipe that part of your ear, front and back. Only don&#039;t overdo it, because believe it or not, even though there is a slight odor, you can make the hole too clean and that will make it more susceptible to infection. Good luck to you!

Answer 3

sounds like infection, u should have it checked out by a doctor

Answer 4

they will always smell funny.

it&#039;s mostly because of the jewelry though.

metal jewelry, as opposed to organic jewelry, is a lot less pourous so there is less air circulation.

and yeah. a word of advice,

NEVER get anything pierced with a piercing gun.

They cannot ever be fully cleaned.

They cause a blunt trauma to the ear lobe, literally ripping through your ear.

ALWAYS go somewhere that uses hollow piercing needles.

Answer 5

well unfortunately when your ears smell it means you have a small fungus growing in them, but dont worry first of all go to your local medical centre and get them checked out and then go to the chemist to get this fungus stuff (there like little drops you put in your ears) anyways hope it helps xx.  

Answer 6

Your body sheds skin cells daily, and these dead cells can often get trapped by jewelry in healed piercings. This called &quot;ear funk&quot; or &quot;ear cheese.&quot; It&#039;s very easy to fix, just wash your piercings daily with soap and water.

Answer 7

yeah the insides always smell. if you wear earings adn smell them they will smell bad

Answer 8

Omg, I got mine peirced at Claire&#039;s too! And they also produced a smell. Maybe those people are unprofessional.

Answer 9

What material is in there?

Are they stretched or anything, and are you sure they&#039;re not infected?

Best I can suggest if you&#039;re at standard gauge, is switch to proper titanium or surgical steel, and wash them more?

Things like wood, glass and stone jewellery would be alot better smell wise =] But I don&#039;t know if they&#039;d have any in the right gauge...

Answer 10

it&#039;s natural. in small hot areas bacteria likes to grow and stuff.....

it builds up &quot;ear funk&quot; is what we call it LOL

but if you clean them normally..in the shower or justregularly they won&#039;t smell...but you have to do it everyday.