Question 1

got my cartilage pierced over a year ago, noticed a bump where my earring back is kinda hurts can i get rid of it somehow?

Accepted Answer

Earrings: Possible scarred tissue or an infection. Get it checked and treated early.

Question 2

ears pierced over 10 years ago but haven't worn earrings for years.  my earlobes tend to get pus filled painful balls where the holes are.  y?

Accepted Answer

Cysts: I wounder if you may be mistaken pus for something else. Sometimes retention cysts express white thick stuff commonly mistaken for pus. I doubt infection 10 years after ear piercing and on both sides at the same time. Have a doc look at you.

Question 3

ear lobe pierced 7 months ago, wore earrings, rotated, cleaned everyday. took earrings out for 1st time ever for 2 days, piercing nearly closed up entirely. put earring back in, had to force it in, bled a bit but stopped completely. what do i do?

Accepted Answer

: Let the ear heal for a week or two and the let your doc/ surgeon decide if the piercing needs revision. Good luck

Question 4

having very bad anxiety, got my ears pierced now worried about getting hiv even know they used a one time earring casset should i get tested ?

Accepted Answer

No: Unless you had unprotected sex, you are unlikely to have contracted hiv.  Your level of anxiety, which you report you had previously, is now focused on worrying about the possibility of hiv.  It is important that you address your tendency to worry. This can be done by learning relaxation techniques and becoming aware how your thoughts lead to the feelings of anxiety.

Question 5

i got keloids removed surgically from my ear, can i get my ears re pierced? now my ears only keloid because i used someone elses earrings.

Accepted Answer

Sounds like bad idea: That sounds like a bad idea. Some people are prone to keloids, probably genetically determined. The problem is that if a doctor cuts out one keloid, another usually forms. Steroids are usually tried such as an injection of triamcinolone into a keloid. Dermatologists with experience in keloids can help. Of course, humans are just perfect without any piercings or other artificial holes.

Question 6

there's a a little lump on my pierced ear lobe on the back  what is this? and when i put in a earring yellow stuff comes out

Accepted Answer

Ear lobe yellow stuf: Sounds like an infection.  Better go see your primary care doc about this.  May need to see an ENT for lancing and antibiotics

Question 7

i have had my ears pierced for over 40 years, so why do they hurt to wear earrings most of the time? i have to use neosporin to get them in, no swelling or redness, just feel sore! what can i do to stop this? is there anything i can use to help?

Accepted Answer

See dermatologist: There is a chance that you have developed an allergy to a component of the type of earring that you wear. Quite it is a metal such as Nickel. There might also be a perfume/hair product that produces this problem. suggest that you see a dermatologist for eval and tx of this problem. I suggest that you try an  healing ointment like Aquaphor instead of neosporin. Small amts of scar tissue is possible

Question 8

can you get headaches from a newly pierced cartilage?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Especially if there is even mild infection. If there is any pain or discharge at the piercing, you may apply an over the counter antibiotic ointment like Neosporin.
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Question 9

what advice can i get to take care of my newly pierced ears?

Accepted Answer

Pierced ears: New piercings are usually cleaned twice a day. Do not twist  jewelry / post. Saturate gauze w saline solution (pinch of sea salt in warm water), place on piercing &amp; allow it to gently drip into the piercing. Or you can buy pressurized saline solution at a drug store.

Question 10

so yesterday i got my ear pierced and this morning i was just moving it around and it fell out and now when i try to put it back in, it goes half way.

Accepted Answer

STOP!!!!!: Don't try to push it in. You'll create a false passage and more problems. Go and see person who did piercing. If a mall piercing, see an ENT doc. You may have to wait and re-pierce after healing.

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How do I get a newly pierced earring back in after it fell out

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Got my cartilage pierced over a year ago, noticed a bump where my earring back is kinda hurts can i get rid of it somehow?

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Ears pierced over 10 years ago but haven't worn earrings for years. my earlobes tend to get pus filled painful balls where the holes are. y?

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Ear lobe pierced 7 months ago, wore earrings, rotated, cleaned everyday. took earrings out for 1st time ever for 2 days, piercing nearly closed up entirely. put earring back in, had to force it in, bled a bit but stopped completely. what do i do?

A member asked:

Having very bad anxiety, got my ears pierced now worried about getting hiv even know they used a one time earring casset should i get tested ?

A member asked:

I got keloids removed surgically from my ear, can i get my ears re pierced? now my ears only keloid because i used someone elses earrings.

A member asked:

There's a a little lump on my pierced ear lobe on the back what is this? and when i put in a earring yellow stuff comes out

A member asked:

I have had my ears pierced for over 40 years, so why do they hurt to wear earrings most of the time? i have to use neosporin to get them in, no swelling or redness, just feel sore! what can i do to stop this? is there anything i can use to help?

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Can you get headaches from a newly pierced cartilage?

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What advice can i get to take care of my newly pierced ears?

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So yesterday i got my ear pierced and this morning i was just moving it around and it fell out and now when i try to put it back in, it goes half way.

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