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Pain in ear piercing
My ear piercing is 18 years old.my left ear lobe piercing is completely fine and got healed but my right ear piercing start paining and infected whenever i put any earrings in my right piercing..i am afraid it would get close if i won't wear any earrings.What should I do to stop pain and infection of my right piercing??can I use soframycin cream over my ear lobe. piercing???
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It can be infection. a course of medications with antibiotics and analgesic topical antibacterial ointment
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let the infection,heal, don't wear any earring until then.
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after wound heals get it pierced
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18yr of recurrent infections is what u mean ...
How many treatments have u taken...
I think probably u r allergic to metals and gold ornaments alone might be safe..Once allergic safe to avoid those metallic earrings
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If there is pain then it means infected. Don't take medicine by your own. Dressing of the would is also required
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Visit nearby doctor
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Kolkata
May be you are having Perichondritis while wearing earring
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Avoid artificial jewellery
Antibiotic if necessary
Antiallergic
Framycetin cream apply locally
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Dr. Shradha Chandra
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Bareilly
Yes u can put soframycin ointment and please take
tab. Xerodol sp 1 tab BD
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