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Recently had tragus pierced and now pinna is warm to touch. is this normal and could it be swimmers ear? rinse ear under faucet to get out soap.

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Dr. Corey Maas answered

Specializes in Facial Plastic Surgery

Piercing Infection: See a doctor. This could represent art cartilage infection (chondritis). This requires traeatment with antibiotics.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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I have strange ear/jaw/throat symptoms. Hard lump to the side of the tragus. Typical swimmers ear symptoms except lump. It is hard and jaw hurts a bit. Mostly getting better on own but lump is scary!!

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I just got my left ear second hole repierced again at Clairs its been a couple of days now and they gave me some after care cleaner to use for 3 weeks but my piercing hurts when I touch it in the back is that normal since I just got it pierced?

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