Ear piercing Infections

Back when I was a teenager, ear piercings were most commonly seen on the lobes. However now-a-days it has become a fashion statement for men, women and teens to have their ears pierced in all kinds of unusual ways and places. In fact, results show that over 86% of people between the ages of 16-24 have more than two different ear piercings – excluding the lobe!

The different ear piercing available today include; Rim, Snug, Conch, Anit-Tragus, Tragus, Lobe, Rook, Diath, and the Inner Pinner. 

When I was younger I had never heard of a single one of these piercing! It is practically common knowledge that piercings can always lead to infection. Hey, as I am writing this blog I am currently suffering infection from a Rim piercing that I got a few months ago.

It is mostly due to the tricky positioning of some of these piercings that bring infection, as people find it extremely hard to keep the piercing dry and clean.

I have also had my lobes pierced 3 times now because I did not listen to the piercer’s instructions. I didn’t used to rinse the piercing in warm salty water, and when getting out the shower I didn’t properly dry it each time. I neglect my piercings which lead to infection.

However third time lucky and I have finally learnt my lesson and kept this on clean and allowed the proper amount of time before changing the ear jewellery.

So from personal experience, make sure you keep all piercings dry and clean as this will lesson your chances of suffering from pain and infection, which more often than not will lead to you having to take your piercing out.

Though, some piercing infections can be caused if the piercer did not properly clean and disinfect the instruments used to pierce your skin.

If this is the case and you get an infection, you should always seek medical and legal advice. For more information about ear piercing infections visit this Beauty Treatment website. They have all the info you need to know and more!

Ear Piercings and the infection to follow

So what ever happened to just an ordinary ear lobe piercing? In today’s society research has shown that more than 86% of people between the ages of 16-24 have more than one piercing in their ears. It has become a growing trend to have all kinds of strange ear piercings and they include; Scaffold, Rim, Snug, Conch, Anit-Tragus, Lobe, Tragus, Rook, Diath, and the Inner Pinner. Now I don’t know about you, but I for one have never even heard of the majority of these!

So as you know, any kind of piercing has the potential to cause infection. However it is the likes of these piercings (mentioned above) that are the most common cause as these tricky positions make it extremely hard for people to keeping their piercings dry and clean.     

I myself have my lobe pierced 3 times now as each time I would neglect the piercing and it would get so sore from infection that I just couldn’t keep the jewellery in anymore! However third time lucky and I have finally learnt my lesson and kept this on clean and allowed the proper amount of time before changing the ear jewellery. That is a great piece of advice, follow the piercers instructions!

I likewise have the rim of my ear pierced and that one hurt a lot! A lot of people ask me, “Was it worth it?” and when I look back at how many times my ears have been infected and the pain it caused, I would still always say “yes!” I may not have looked after my piercings properly, but for those who do, the results are great!

For more information about ear piercing infections visit this Beauty Treatment website. They have all the info you need to know and more!