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Can The Swelling After Having Tragus Pierced Be Treated?

I got my Tragus pierced 2 weeks ago the place was very clean and had proper educate. Yesterday it started to swell and was in a lot of pain. Today half my ear is swollen and my jaw hurtsso bad like its unbearable. I can t lay down without it throbbing and swelling up more. I know it s infected. How do I get rid of the infection fast?
posted on Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

The area seems to have got infected as suggested by swelling, pain and difficulty in moving the jaw.

If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week).

An OTC painkiller e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help in relieving the pain.

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Can The Swelling After Having Tragus Pierced Be Treated?

Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic The area seems to have got infected as suggested by swelling, pain and difficulty in moving the jaw. If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). An OTC painkiller e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help in relieving the pain. Regards