are my ear piercings infected???

[cakesz]

well hey.,i just got my second ear holes re-pierced at wal-mart 2 days ago*saturday*and they gave me this little white bottle of this anti soulution stuff to clean my ears with,i have been twisting them like they said and cleaning them 3 times a day.and heres what i do,first i wash my hands with mild soap,then i get a q tip and the soulution stuff,and then i just put some soulution stuff on the q tip and rub it around the holes then twist them.!but when i touch them well they arent really that red they are just sore , is this just bkuz they are new?is this normal?please let me know asap thanks.!

[IHaveASecret]

honestly your getting too worried over nothing because new peircings will always give all sorts of pains especialy if you re pierce them. i would be worried if i didnt feel pain but when i got mine done i had every kind of pain and you just gotta just take some advil and deal with the pain because it will go away and there is nothing to worry about...

but i would suggest...for the least pain and best peircings never go to any place like walmart or claires or places like that. go to a real place with people that know what they are doing and have better equipment. ... because you will have more of a chance for ear infections and all when getting it done by someone who has no idea what they are doing.

my friend worked at claires and for places like that it does not require anything except practicing on a peice of cardboard 3 times before you go to do someones ears

[cakesz]

okay thank you,my mom said it looks like a boil and i am going to see the doc morrows.!

[redhead_11_7]

I am having the same pains. My mom says it just because their new.

[cakesz]

yeah but my ear holes dont hurt or by them just right up there.
but i am going to the doctor tomorrow to get medicine stuff to put on it and get it looked at!can it be an ear infection inside?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

I feel that the symptoms that you are mentioning are due to normal trauma inflicted to the earlobes due to piercing,yet it is very difficult to comment on anything without examining.

Apply cold compresses on this and take some anti inflammatory pain killers like ibuprofen(ibugesic/motrin) or acetaminophen.If there is severe pain and any sort of discharge along with red irritated skin then infection should be thought of.Then antibiotics are needed.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.

[cakesz]

i think its called a drif i dunno lol....

[cakesz]

hey i have another question if u can answer it please.,ok so i was just feeling my ear and on the insides are like painful and when i touch the outsides they are really sore can u help me?and my mom is going to get me checked out tomorrow maybe if u can tell me sooner than then so maybe i can put some suggested stuff to have less pain untl then thanks so much again!!!

[cakesz]

Ok thank you very much for ur respond,it really help stay in touch n i might have some more questions later on that maybe u can help me out with.:p

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

As the ear piercings have been done recently,so it will remain sore for some time.However if there is any redness,warmth,discharge or pus from the piercings or any associated fever or lymph node swelling ,then infection has to be ruled out.
Apply some antiseptic on the ear piercings and take some oral anti inflammatory pain killers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen.Hopefully,it will get ok in a couple of days.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep us posted if you have any additional queries