What should i do if my earring hole is infected?

Question

I got my ears pierced july 4th of this year, and the lady said i should wait 6 weeks before i change them. well i only waited 3 weeks. nothing happened, but about a week ago i noticed a red ring around the hole, and now clear liquid always comes out of the hole. what should i do.????

Answer 1

keep your hair away from it as well as any product you might put in your hair. Use peroxide on a cotton ball or pour it on the ear lobe avoid getting it in your ear. It will clear up.  you may have sensitive ears and should stick to stainless steel or real gold earrings.  

Answer 2

Use rubbing alcohol, it may sting a bit but it will help.  Also get something tho use as a spacer  that will allow air flow, but will also keep the hole from closing up.

You may also use peroxide and sanitize all earnings before putting them in.

If it does not clear up, see a doc.

Answer 3

Put alchohol on it, or you can buy some ear cleaning stuff where you got your ears pierced (i did, it does the same as alchohol)

Also, I have the same problem when I wear any silver earrings or jewelry, even if it's nickel free!  So if you keep having this problem, you too may be allergic.

Answer 4

Take the earrings out if you haven't already. At some stores you can buy ear disinfectants and just rub that around your ear with some cotton or a q-tip. Or just buy some alcohol and rub that on there. If you put either one (or whatever you decide to buy) in the fridge, it should make your ears feel much better because the liquid is cold.

Answer 5

try to get all the puse out and put peroxide every hour

that shoud help it

it worked for me!!!!

Answer 6

I think that you have to use the little bottle of the cleaning stuff that you have to use before the time is up. You should have waited more than 6 weeks actually, I waited more but I still accidentally got mine infected. You could also actually just get one pair of earrings from a jeweller and leave them in for as long as possible and clean them everyday.

Answer 7

go to the doc's

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Answer 8

Clean it with alcohol and consider taking them out. Also, some people have a reaction to metals that are fake. I had the same thing when i got my ears pierced. You might have to get real gold or something because you ears could be sensitive to the metal. even if you take them out you can always get them again once they heal. but if you didnt clean them out twice a day since you got them pierced that could be why also. They are infected

Answer 9

clean around the hole every day with soap and water or alcohol and put neosporin on it. dont wear earings for a while until the infection goes away. i hope this helps!

Answer 10

clean them often and neosporin

Answer 11

put something on it

Answer 12

You need to get some special ear cleaner you can get from the chemist or from the place were you got your ears done. otherwise your ears will go all crusty  

Answer 13

Take the new ones out and put the other ones back in. But before you do clean the earring with alchohol or peroxide and then your hole. Doing it 3 or 4 times before you put the earring in. Make sure the back of the earring isn't really tight to your ear. Leave a little wiggle room and clean EVERY day.  

Answer 14

take them out...duh!

Answer 15

get medical attention right away. It could spread into the inner ear and leaves you open for staff infection(mersa)

Answer 16

Its actually normal, take them out and get ear peircing cleaner, try to buy really silver earings, no fake ones

Answer 17

put triple antibiotic ointment on it. if it doesn't clear up in 2 weeks...go to your doctor

Answer 18

bathe it with salt water