Infected ear piercings

[Anonymous]

Piercing guns are now single use parts btw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got ears pierced by a dermatologist decades ago. They used a gun that inserted gold starter studs that had a screw on back. Instructions were to drop alcohol on them twice a day after showers and twirl them once a day. Never a problem.

Good for you but this is as helpful and outdated as when grandparents tell you to feed babies solids at three months.

And what exactly about going to a doctor that used nonallergenic earrings designed to stay in for months until the piercings were well healed, cleaning them and twirling them is outdated?

Nobody is supposed to be twirling earrings in healing piercings. Saline spray + warm water in shower and don't touch them.

[Anonymous]

It is essential that any severely infected earlobe is seen by a doctor. My child had a piercing become (randomly) infected and drain into the lymph node in her neck. Within hours, she became septic and had to be rushed to the emergency room. It was a terrifying experience that took months to recover from. I never ever would have thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gold hoops, a little neosprine with pain relief, and a touch of rubbing alcohol on a q tip. I would avoid hydrogen peroxide.

What? No, this is TERRIBLE advice. Changing to hoops in infected ears? Neosporin and rubbing alcohol? Are you crazy???

[Anonymous]

I hope OP took her kid to a doctor or NP. People on here are saying the craziest things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Consider that she may have metal allergies. I had repeated infections in childhood because didn't figure that out fast enough and now I can only tolerate titanium and plastic posts.

100% this.