Can an inflamed ear piercing heal itself?

Ear piercing is prone to infection. In the summer, there are more bacteria, sweat and oil, so it is more likely to get inflammation after ear piercing. So you should go to a regular beauty salon to pierce your ears. Pay attention to ear care after piercing, wipe them regularly with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, and don't press on your ears when sleeping. After just getting your ears pierced, don't rinse them with water, don't wash your hair, don't eat spicy food, or it's too hot. If your ear piercing becomes inflamed, can it heal on its own?

1. Try wearing sterling silver or gold earrings first.

It is recommended to use pure silver when changing the earrings for the first time after a newly pierced ear. If you are allergic, use pure gold. Because pure silver and pure gold ear sticks are anti-allergic, there are generally no problems, and they are just small ear sticks and are not expensive.

It should be noted that when removing the steel nail for the first time, you must be gentle and do not tear the earplug too hard to injure the ear hole. Also, before wearing the ear sticks, be sure to disinfect them with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, including the ears and the ear sticks. Among them, hydrogen peroxide is better than alcohol for ear piercing disinfection, as alcohol is more irritating. After disinfection, put a little erythromycin ointment on the ear stick and put it on.

2. Avoid changing earrings or ear studs frequently.

It is actually taboo to wear earrings when the ear holes have not fully healed. If you must do so, please pay attention to disinfection and do not change the earrings frequently. Generally, you should occasionally gently rotate the ear stick with your hands to prevent it from growing stuck to the ear. The ear stick can be replaced and disinfected once a week or so.

3. If wearing pure silver or pure gold ear sticks is useless and inflammation still occurs, you can try tea sticks, which can reduce inflammation with significant results. Don't use tea sticks on newly pierced ears as they will easily grow together. As for tea sticks, just choose the one with appropriate thickness from the purchased tea leaves. Disinfect it before use. After wearing it, gently turn it with your hands every three to five days. Some people also experience redness, swelling and festering immediately after using tea sticks. This may be because they are not disinfected properly. Generally, there will be no problem if the disinfection work is done well. Tea sticks are natural, breathable, harmless and anti-inflammatory.

4. Disinfection should be done every day at the beginning, and then disinfection can be done every few days after about five days.

I have tried hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, and iodine. In terms of pain, using hydrogen peroxide is less painful; in terms of effectiveness, iodine tincture has better disinfection effects. The editor has found that using these disinfection products every day will cause the skin around the ear holes to peel off, so it is recommended to disinfect them at intervals if there is no pus in the ear holes.

Note: The disinfection mentioned here does not require removing the ear stick, just use a cotton swab dipped in disinfectant to apply it around the ear hole.

5. If all else fails, see a doctor.

Doctors are more authoritative than any folk remedies, and they understand your skin condition better than you do. If the condition is serious, you should still go to the hospital.

7. Finally, when there is no other choice, give up the ear piercing, choose health, and let it heal.