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How Long Does Infection Around An Ear Piercing Take To Heal?

I have a painful cartlidge piercing infection which has caused pain all over my ear, in my ear and around my ear. It has caused my glands to swell up on my neck. I have been given flucloxacillin antibiotics for one four times a day for 7 days. I have finished day 3 of them and still in a lot of pain. How long will it take for the infection to go or to start feeling better?
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Infection around an ear piercing seems to be due to usage of improperly sterilized instruments i.e during piercing the instruments used are not clean enough or not sterilize which causes infection and leads to formation of pus and pain as well. It could be due to high pressure during instrumentation as well. Conditions should be highly septic and instrument should be adequately sharp otherwise there will be minor skin trauma which leads to infection. I would suggest you to take Advil or Tylenol for pain. Apply fucidic acid cream to treat infection. Clean it properly. Consult doctor for proper examination and doctor may prescribe antibiotic course for 7-10 days.

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Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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How Long Does Infection Around An Ear Piercing Take To Heal?

Infection around an ear piercing seems to be due to usage of improperly sterilized instruments i.e during piercing the instruments used are not clean enough or not sterilize which causes infection and leads to formation of pus and pain as well. It could be due to high pressure during instrumentation as well. Conditions should be highly septic and instrument should be adequately sharp otherwise there will be minor skin trauma which leads to infection. I would suggest you to take Advil or Tylenol for pain. Apply fucidic acid cream to treat infection. Clean it properly. Consult doctor for proper examination and doctor may prescribe antibiotic course for 7-10 days. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari