Earring hole infected and not getting better. help!

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amother

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 1:22 am

what can I put on it? tried neosporin and mupirocin. It gets a little better but then comes back. I've tried EVERY type of earring. Any suggestions?? Does this need a doctor??

amother

Dill

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 3:00 am

Maybe fungal. Get it cultured or looked at

amother

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 3:25 am

amother Dill wrote:

Maybe fungal. Get it cultured or looked at

Could it be fungal if it's yellow crusty and sticky seepy . That's when it's at its worst. Other times it's just red close to the hole. Also the Neosporin and mupirocin do help just it keeps coming back. Thinking it wouldn't help at all if it were fungal. But yeah I should make an apt.

SYA

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 5:01 am

Have you tried titanium?
That was the only type of metal that worked for a family member.
One of my kids can only have hoops. The studs don’t allow enough air around the ear. She kept on getting infections until we switched to the hoops.

In the meantime, mupirocin should be put on twice daily until it’s completely healed.

amother

Cherry

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 5:57 am

Mupirocin has to be used 3 times a day for a few days in a row in order to work.

amother

Offwhite

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 6:01 am

My daughter's hole got a staph infection, though I don't know what we were prescribed to put on it...

amother

Mimosa

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 6:05 am

Call your dr

amother

Obsidian

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 6:20 am

My earring holes were a constantly infected and irritated mess for years until I tried some niobium earrings. Now I can tolerate niobium, titanium, and platinum. No gold, and silver only for short periods.

amother

Forsythia

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 9:34 am

Like others Said, if it clears up and then comes back it's likely to be an allergic reaction. My dd can only wear plastic so far from all the earrings we've tried. Some of the others are ok in the beginning and then become infected, so I suspect there's a very thin coating that she's not allergic to that wears off and the inner metal is something she's reacting to. Not sure though.

amother

Freesia

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 9:50 am

Needs a doctor. Make sure you remove and disinfect her earrings every day too.

chocolate moose

Sun, Aug 06 2023, 8:17 pm

saline is best. I only wear earrings from simply whispers and they sell a gel I keep at home. it'snot expensive and really works.

also daily shower helps - the steam is very cleansing.

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