How do you get rid of an infected ear piercing?

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Mona	You need to get Bactine first aid pump spray. It's an antiseptic. Just spray it on the back and front. I used it on my belly piercing which I still sometimes have problems with now and again, but this will fix you up. It has anesthetic in it too, to help with the pain. Turn the studs once a day(after the anesthetic kicks in). Leave the earrings in though unless you want to have the holes close up. I have sensitive ears too and this works every time! I recommend this product to all mothers for scrapes etc. It's awesome on sunburns and insect bites as well! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

naenae4570	Clean the earring and the ear with peroxide 3 times a day, if it doesn't get better within 72 hours, call a doctor Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

CDRN	Bacteria cell walls are made up by proteins, and proteins are denatured(broken down) by 2 easy things you can do: 1. Heat, 2. Salt. Salt also draws out infected "fluids" from the cells of your body by osmosis. A "hot as you can stand" wet compress soaked in rather heavy salt water (table salt, sea salt, Epsom salt etc...) applied 10 min. at a time, at least 4x/day will help. This also works on boils, skin infections and the like. If the infection began from an allergic reaction to the metal inserted, you will not "get rid of" the source of your infection. it. Do soak the earring in alcohol. Bacitracin or other topical antibiotic is good to apply to the piercing appliance upon reinsertion. Make sure you clean around piercing as directed by the "piercer." If the infection is more than just a small, localized area, and you are experiencing fever, body aches, and other infection symptoms, you need to see a doctor. Belly-button piercings are notorious for bad infections, be careful that any body-piercing is done using sterile equipment with sterile technique. Check out the piercer first! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

*~~Dani~~*	i have always used rubbing lacohol or the earring care solution they give you. my ears are senstitive but i leave them in and just make sure you clean them several times a day both front and back using a q-tip and turn the earring also. if it doesn't clear up in 5-7 days then you should see a doctor/seek medical treatment, may have a bigger problem then you thought. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tash	it all depends on the type of piercing & how long you've had. if it's your cartilage & you've had for not too long, take it out, & get it re pierced. also, don't use the stuff they give you. use bactine to clean your new piercings. to clear infections dip it in saltwater for 10 minutes. but the best thing to do for cartilage is to just take it out. if you don't, the the infection stays you get have pernament scarring. look it up. if it's your lobe, clean it with some rubbing alcohol, or salt water alot. it should go away. :) hope this helped, & good luck. <333 Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

D-Beat Dee	DON'T take out the piercing, go to a professional so they can look at it and take it out. If you take it out you might bust the abcess or you might spread the infection further, my lip piercing gets infected a lot so I brush my teeth a lot and rinse with a mixture of 3 parts water and 1 part Mouthwash, and i do sea salt soaks a little bit of sea salt mixed with warm water works well, if you can find it, use charcoal salt, aka black lava salt, the charcoal helps a lot and soak your piercing in it for 5 minutes 1-2 times a day* Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

diveqwest	needle 2 feet thread alcohol with knots in thread pull through hole Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rainy	i had my ears pierced last thanksgiving, and sometimes it still get kinda infected >.< one time it was really bad, there was like a hard lump kinda of thing with 1/4 inch in diameter and like it was red all around, and it hurts too. i wanted to see a doctor but my dad was like" its not that bad, i had MUCh MUCH worse infections that are at least 2 inches in diameter filled with puss" so I don't recomment u taking out your earring, u don't have to and i mean if u heal without the earring in it, the thing might close!and its a PAIN to take it off and put it back on when your ear is already swollen use a q-tip, dip it in rubbing alcohol(if it hurts, try the ones they give u when u pierce your ear, but less effective and also less harsh) and clean it once in the morning once at night (cleanning too much does help) but remmeber not to skip anytime, it should be fine after a week and to people who just got their ears pierced: no matter HOW well you clean it, its going to get a little infected in the beginning. just keep cleaning it when u are suppose to and turn it everyday. no need to take your earring out rubbing alcohol works for cleaning any kind of infection, even if the infection is under the skin, it just works Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andy and Murphy R	go to the nearest piercing only place (not the stores in the mall etc...) and ask them for some sea salt or whatever their over the counter thing is for new piercings.whatever u do DO NOT take it out!!!!!you'll have to start over..............good luck : ) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jamie x Jackass	My ears got infected from a poor piercing job. Continue cleaning your ear with the alchohol or the cleaning solution the piercing place gave you (if any.) Also, see a professional. And if your ears are okay after the piercing, I suggest not buying the cheap imitation silver earrings, because they make infections worse for some people, just use the gold ones, they are alot better Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jade4ugrl	Wash your piercing twice a day with soap and water and follow up by dabbing them with alcohol on a cotton (front and back) afterward. DO NOT use peroxide to clean your piercing. Peroxide is very harsh and may cause burns if used too much. Do NOT take the piercing out permanently; only remove it for cleaning and treatment while the ear is infected. Removing a piercing during an infection may cause the hole to close with the infection still in it. Then, you have a whole other set of problems. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

NONAME	take the piercing out. If your trying to heal the piercing (with Jewlery in) try soaking a cottonball in warm seasalt and soaking the area for like 10 minutes.Do this about 4 times a day. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hi	take out the earring. then wash the whole out with alchahol wipes a couple of times a day. whereever you got your piercing, they should have given you a bottle of cleaner to wash the piercing for the first couple of weeks. you can use that same stuff now. if washing it does not help, you may need to see a doctor for some special cream. and you also might have to get it repierced after the infection goes away. good luck Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sorrells316	alcohol, and anti-biotics if it gets worse! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

iN L0VE WiTH HiM =]	take it off and put rubbing alcohol on it and put it back on every morning and night do that Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cyanne2ak	Clean it with peroxide 4 times a day and apply antibiotic ointment directly to the post of the earring before inserting it. Do this for 7 days. If it does not clear up then go to a doctor. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

blckwidwbite	swab the area with alcohol, twist the earing so itgets into the hole--do this every few hours til the infection goes away--Alcohol dries the infection up Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Britt	Leave the earring in, i have my ears double pierced and have always had a problem with one that was pierced over a scar, i got the cleaning stuff they give you and i use rubbing alcohol and perioxide to clean it daily... take the earring out at first and clean away the infection, clean the earring nad you can put it back in. also rule of thumb dont wear nickel earrings, gold and sterling silve have less frequent infections, you might be allergic to nickel and dont even know it... i have never let my holes close tho, you can keep the earrings in while the infection heals as long as they are clean and you continually clean them... i clean them regardless twice a day! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

rae	you cant "get rid" of it, but take out your earring and make sure you clean the area with Neosporin at least once a day. if you get your ear repierced, make sure you clean it everyday like they tell you, and stay away from nickel earrings, a lot of people are allergic to them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mybabiescea	take out the earring and soak it in peroxide, dry it off and put Neosporin on the stud at the end then insert back into the hole. be careful not to put it in to tight as it could make it worse. if that dosn't work you may be allergic to the metal type of the earring, that's more common then people think. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dominicana	I've had my ears pierced twice because of infections. It seems that I'm allergic to even "inert" metals. I had to remove earrings, keep my ears very clean with soap and water and alcohol and give up. It took months for the problem to finally go away and I had scar tissues in my ear lobes for a couple of years. It wasn't painful once I stopped using earrings but it sure was a nuisance Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dodgegal83	Have always been told that if you remove the piercing, the hole will close and trap the infection inside. What worked for me was leaving the jewelry in and using Neosporin, Advil to control the swelling, and spraying/soaking with sea salt. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Kari M	First, do not take the piercing out. Doing so may trap the infection in the peircing once the outside begins to close and heal. The best thing to do is a saline rinse twice a day. The easiest stuff to use is called Wound Wash (you can find it in any drugstore). It comes in a spray can. After you rinse with saline be sure to wash it with Antibacterial soap and water--and saline residue can aggrivate it more so. The soap I like best is Dial. They have a particualr one that foams when you pump it--it makes putting it on your ears to clean VERY easy. Once you clear up the infection you can take the earing out if you want, but otherwise it shuold be fine. DO NOT USE ALCOHOL--alcohol only dries out the skin and can make the infection worse and last longer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

I-o-d-tiger	rubbing alcohol in/on wound Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Motovation W	Take out earring then clean ear with peroxide and cotton ball. Apply Neosporin to ear. Clean earring with soap and water. Put a little Neosporin on earring then put earring in ear. Do this in the morning and before you go to bed. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

looking_into_the_void	wash it with anti-bacterial soap. do not use alcohol or peroxide, as they tend to make it worse and don't pick at it. don't move the earring too much. it will irritate it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

italbabe	keep it clean...go see a doc! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

I snap kick xscenex kids	do a sea salt soak like 3 times a day and clean it with anti-bacterial soap. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

puma	Take out the earing, clean your ear with rubbing alcohal, put some Bacitracin on it and go to the doctor. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

nine_wilmot	oh man have i been through this one. make sure the entire earing is sugical steel and nothing else. a captive bead hoop is your best bet because it allows drainage from and air to the peircing.definitely no "starter studs"!!wash your ears with unscented soap and water in the shower so you can rinse them completely. wash your hands before you touch your ears then apply a triple Antibiotic ointment in the morning and swab it with betadine at night. put a clean towel on your pillow at night, pillowcases are a little germy, dust mites and detergents can be irritating and betadine can stain some fabrics. keep your hair away from your ears. you should get relief in a few days but a peircing is a wound and you have to treat it as such. take good care of it and you should heal up without any scarring. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♪Abby ♥s music♪	Put Neosporin on your ear AND earring every night before bed, then take it out in the morning and leave it out all day. Repeat until well. It really works- my doctor told me that! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No