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see well i peirced my own ear... the third whole.. its still on the lobe but its far up... see what i did was i took a thumb tack and i put ear peircing cleaner on it and had an earing ready... i iced it until i couldnt feel it and stuck the tack thru with an apple slice behind it and put the earing in.. i cleaned it afterwards... i did it last nite on one ear... and i did the other on about two hours ago... and see my parents found the one that my i did for my friend. it looks a little red and one of them hurts a tiny bit... what should i do about it? _(link)

First, you should never pierce yourself with THUMB TACKS! *shakes head*

As far as infections.. it wouldn't surprise me, use salt water, just a few dashes of salt in a few ounces of water to heal it. 2/3 times a day.

If you can get ahold of sea salt, it would be better but not nessesary, plain table salt will work. (you can find sea salt, at health food stores, and some places where piercings are done)

Alcohal can be drying, and actually just infect it worse.

If it doesn't clear up some in a few days, you might want to see a doctor, or think about taking it out, letting it heal and perhaps.. get it proffesionally done. (one word of warning, piercing guns, can cause people to get infections as they aren't sterilized, just sprayed down, the same needle used for other people, I always go to tat shops for my own piercings. They are a bit pricier but CLEAN!)

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thanks good advice ( but i took it out yesterday anyways)

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