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Need health advice for infection
ok so, one of my ear piercings that i got like 8 years ago got infected. I don't wear earrings hardly ever, and this is basically random. It is swollen and hurts like a motherfucker. I'd like to avoid going to a doctor, but I don't think I can. Has anyone experienced this? Owwwwwwwwwwwww
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Re: Need health advice for infection
Amputation.
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Amputation. [/ QUOTE ] Lol... I'm considering it. |
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Re: Need health advice for infection
Soak your ear in warm water and rock salt for 60 sec at a time. It will draw the puss and gross [censored] out and your ear should feel a little better.
It will take a little while to heal, however. |
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Re: Need health advice for infection
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Soak your ear in warm water and rock salt for 60 sec at a time. It will draw the puss and gross [censored] out and your ear should feel a little better. It will take a little while to heal, however. [/ QUOTE ] do i dissolve the rocksalt or just put it in? How warm of water, like uncomfortably warm? Can I use table salt? |
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Re: Need health advice for infection
The rock salt will dissolve on its own.
Comfortable hot water. I have no idea if table salt works, but I would bet it is better than nothing(and i would do it because it should take away the irritation). Call a piercing place tomorrow, they could give you the best advice. (this is what they told me after mine were pierced with a thumbtack) |
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Warm as you can tolerate. Table salt is probably okay.
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Re: Need health advice for infection
rock salt = table salt.
get polysporin (>neosporin), peroxide, and iodine. Tincture merthiolate is good too. Keep clean and wash OFTEN!!!!! http://www.mothernature.com/Library/...ooks/50/44.cfm |
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rock salt = table salt. get polysporin (>neosporin), peroxide, and iodine. Tincture merthiolate is good too. Keep clean and wash OFTEN!!!!! http://www.mothernature.com/Library/...ooks/50/44.cfm [/ QUOTE ] Please don't put peroxide on your ears - it's terrible for you and will harm at least as much as it helps. Polysporin is probably neutral EV, and Iodine a decent idea but not necessary. Warm saline solution should be sufficient. |
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Please don't put peroxide on your ears - it's terrible for you and will harm at least as much as it helps. [/ QUOTE ] ??? ''At the first sign of infection, go back to applying hydrogen peroxide followed by antibiotic ointment twice daily,'' says Dr. Adler. from link |
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