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Infected ear piercings?
i got my ear lobes pierced for the first time on july 18th. the pain stopped that night and get a little sore for a few minutes after i clean and turn them. my left ear is the one giving me the problems. it itches and is more tender then my right ear. my right ear itches and is sore too, but doesnt last as long as my other ear. i clean them twice a day with the after care solution i got from piercing pagoda. i do my best to clean then with q tips, but to make sure theyre clean i wet a cotton ball with the solution and rub over the front and backs with it.
but my real question is, is the itched part of the healing process? it gets a bit red after i turn them but it goes away and is normal color until the next time i turn them. im just so paranoid about my ears right now, i love the piercings so much i dont want them infected. <3 thanksss.
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when you first get your ears pierced they are gonna be red but if there getting tender thats a sign of infection.So what i suggest is take the earrings out every once in a while and clean them and maybe try sticking diffrent earrings in cuz you might be allergic to them
***Ellie***
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You're doing everything right, the only way that they would get infected is if the needle or piercing gun they used wasn't sterile. And all of my piercings (I've got 3 in one ear, 2 in the other)they all itched..and I always thought it was just me until I read this. But yeah they itch a little so just twist the earing and it solved the problem for me. You should twist them anyways throughout the day, it helps form the hole. They're going to get red, its fine as long as they're not bleeding or oozing any gross stuff.
Just so ya know..when I was younger, around 8 years old I got my first two holes pierced and for some reason I took the earings out before I was supposed to and then I couldn't get them back in and my hole ended up closing after a few days. Just make sure you keep the earings in! I had to have mine repierced.
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I read that it takes 6-8 weeks for ear lobe piercings to heal. If it doesn't by then I would take them out and leave them out. Depending on the place you got it done, it could be infected, but only time can tell really.
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^ that might have everything you need to know.
&yeah the itching is normal
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