Wash your hands before touching or cleaning your piercing.
Clean around the piercing with a saltwater rinse three times a day.
Don’t use alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, or antibiotic ointments.
Don’t remove the piercing.
Clean the piercing on both sides of your earlobe.
Additionally, what do I do if my earring is infected?
Don’t take out the earring.
After cleaning, apply an antibiotic ointment (such as Polysporin) to the earring post and the earlobe holes.
Then put the earring back in.
Should I take my earring out if it’s infected?
It is advisable not to remove an earring from an infected ear unless advised by a doctor or professional piercer.
Once the wound has healed, a person can safely remove an earring.
How do you know if your piercing is infected?
The area around it is swollen, painful, hot, very red or dark (depending on your skin color).
There’s blood or pus coming out of it – pus can be white, green, or yellow.
You feel hot or shivery or generally unwell.
Why do my earlobes hurt after wearing earrings?
If your ears get red and itchy when you wear earrings, it most likely means that you are allergic to a metal in the earring posts, such as nickel.
Repeated exposure can even increase the risk of developing an allergy at any age.
What causes earlobe infection?
A swollen earlobe is typically caused by damage or a reaction in the earlobe.
Bacteria and other germs may get into the earlobe through a cut or piercing and result in an infection.
The body can also have an allergic reaction to a product or item used on the ear.
What antibiotics treat ear piercing infection?
Most infected ear piercings are caused by a bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Antibiotics that cover this bacteria, such as ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin, are commonly used.
How do I know if my ear piercing is healed?
It looks good – most piercings look pretty good from the outset.
A small amount of redness is not uncommon, but this should subside within a couple of weeks.
You may notice some dry matter at the entry or exit of your piercing, which is a byproduct of the healing process.
How can I make my ear piercing heal faster?
Use warm sea salt water (saline) soaks in the morning and evening.
Soaking your piercing with a warm, mild sea salt water solution will help prevent infection, reduce the risk of scarring, and speed up the healing process.
Is my piercing infected or just healing?
The telltale signs of an infection include warmth, extreme redness or red streaks, and discolored pus.
If you experience these symptoms, it’s likely that your piercing is infected.
Why do piercings get crusty?
Crusting after body piercing is normal as it is the result of your body trying to heal itself.
Dead blood cells and plasma make their way to the surface and then dry when exposed to air.
These crusties need to be cleaned carefully and thoroughly whenever you notice them.
How do you know if your body is rejecting a piercing?
Symptoms of piercing rejection can include more of the jewelry becoming visible on the outside of the piercing, soreness, redness, irritation, the jewelry becoming visible under the skin, the piercing hole appearing to be getting larger, and the jewelry looking like it is hanging differently.