So, I just got my ears pierced in January. I woke up this morning, and one of my ears ITCHES right around the earring. It isn't swollen or crusty, it's a bit red, but could be from me moving the earring to try and relieve the itching.
Is this bad?
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
I'd say you had 24 hours left to live.
so...what are your plans for your camera after your demise?
[ March 16, 2005, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: Ben ]
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Or until the baby spiders hatch.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
It’s Ebola
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
--I-- to you all!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Sounds more likely irritated than infected.
Swab it with a cotton ball or q-tip dipped in hydrogen peroxide (or rubbing alcohol, if you have no H2O2). It may sting.
And rotate the earing, to ensure that it's not getting stuck.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I'm not!
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
/derail
I've been meaning to ask, are you the Buddhist adam who posts on Ornery?
/derail
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I've put the antiseptic on it and rotated it. I did that the other day and it HURT. o_O So apparently it got stuck.
I'm considering just taking them out entirely, as it seems they're more trouble than they're worth. They get stuck on my fencing mask!
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Just get posts that lie flush against your skin.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
But they look so good on you!
Remember, beauty is painful. It's not like anyone is trying to break any of the bones in your feet.
[Addit:] Also, given what you said about the other day, the itching likely means it's healing.
[ March 16, 2005, 11:00 AM: Message edited by: rivka ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote: It's not like anyone is trying to break any of the bones in your feet.
Although we could, if you wanted.
[ March 16, 2005, 11:02 AM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
is that like when something burns your doctor tells you that means it's working?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
quote:Although we could, if you wanted.
You could try, but I fight. And I fight dirty.
And they look good? So I HAVE to keep them in?
*resists scratching ear*
[ March 16, 2005, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: mackillian ]
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I manage just fine without earrings. I'm not advocating not having them, I'm just relieving the "everyone must have earrings" idea.
I hope your ear gets better, mackillian. Posted by babager (Member # 6700) on :
Soak you piercings in sea salt water. I have several piercings and this is what I was told to do by the guy that does my piercings. He said that peroxide and other antiseptic solutions actually irritate the piercings. Also you can put Bactracin on the area.
You can get sea salt at Wal-mart it is with the normal salt and other spices. I think it cost about a buck.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I don't know, Teshi - all my existential angst melted away when I got my ears pierced. Also, the Berlin Wall came down when they got infected and scabby.
So, really, taking them out shouldn't even be an option.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
You know those little cysts that you sometimes get in your earlobes? The ones that, if you squeeze them hard enough to burst them, really hurt and get all hot? Those are filled with existential angst. Piercing the ears allows the angst to flow out as fast as it builds up.
Just so you know.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I think existential angst is also a lubricating agent in pus, so popping zits has roughly the same effect.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Yeah, but the ear ring holes serve as a kind of permenant tap for the angst, so as an added plus you get fewer zits. Of course, if you're feeling particularly angsty and have pierced ears it's a good idea to tape maxipads to your shoulders so as to avoid getting angst stains on your shirts.
[ March 16, 2005, 12:21 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
So earrings are sort of like soul-tubes for adults, comparable to the ear-tubes to drain kids' ears?
Ahhhh. Well, what happens when the earring turns sideways or gets all gummed up with wax?
^---- (this guy had his had earrings fall out, and the backflow is gonna make him pop)
[ March 16, 2005, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
That's why you should wear really big hoops - to keep it flowing.
By "it" I mean both the chi and the pus.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
She's right. The situation you're describing there is usually to blame when someone's head a splodes.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
You should really invent the permanent earring that drains into the stomach, CT.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
You know that blue liquid they're always pouring on maxipads and diapers in commercials? That's mostly just angst and blue food coloring.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
My angst is usually a little pink.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Ew. You should probably see somebody about that.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Hey Theca? CT? What do I do for pink angst?
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
why do you have to tape th maxi pads? Aren't most of them self-stick these days?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I like to be extra careful. You don't want one slipping off your shoulder in a job interview or something--that would just be embarassing.
[ March 16, 2005, 12:39 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
And here I thought that in this thread mack was going to confess to eavesdropping and tell us who really killed JFK.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
I have the worst ear-piercing story ever.
Nevertheless, Stick with it!
[ March 16, 2005, 01:40 PM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
AJ, I'll never tell!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
figures
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
But I hear that Nathan will sell me out for a dollar.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Good to know for when you guys are crashing here. I can uncover your secrets if I only bribe your boy.
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Nothing funnier than pus, apparently.
I stopped wearing earrings regularly about 8 years ago, and I don't think they have totally healed over. That is, I wear them maybe every 6 months. Kids are hell on earrings.
Also, I started sleeping on this hard asian pillow and it hurts a lot worse if I leave them on at night.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
*scratches*
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
It's quite possible that you have a nickel allergy. Nickel is often used in stainless steel posts and to alloy-harden gold jewelry. "Contact allergic dermatitis to nickel may develope at any age"
[ March 24, 2005, 06:34 AM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Except my posts are titanium. (My sister is allergic to nickel, so I took no chances). My wedding ring is also titanium and my finger shows now allergic reaction.
*scratches*
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
I thought the ideal earpiercing material was gold. I know because I *hate* gold, but I had to wear gold studs when I got mine pierced (both times).
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
mack, if they're still itching, try Bactine or something else anti-itch.
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
*shushes everybody gossiping about Mac* Did that help? Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
This thread is both fascinating and revolting.
That's what I love about Hatrack.
Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :
You might also check the ingredients in the antiseptic they gave you. When I got my ears pierced many years ago, I used the solution they gave me to clean them and it caused much swelling, itching, and pain. When I switched to H202 or alcohol it went away. There were some salts/minerals in the solution that I was sensitive to. Of course it's more likely that the hole you just punched in your ear is trying to scab over and heal, but it's earitated by the hunk of metal sitting there .
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