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What to Know About Ear Piercing Infections

While getting your ears pierced is pretty safe, there's still a chance that your piercings could become infected. An ear piercing is a fresh wound that needs to be treated as such. This means keeping ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the doctors: Ear piercings create open wounds susceptible to bacteria

Dear Doctor: My boyfriend let a friend of his pierce his earlobe and cartilage, and both places got infected. He says things will get better on their own, but I’m worried. What should he be doing?
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A woman documented her four-day struggle to retrieve the back of an earring that had fallen into her ear canal. After it was dislodged, she immediately placed it back on her ear.

A TikToker went viral with a series about trying to retrieve an earring that fell into her ear. Krystyn Bondad shared her dayslong effort to get it out, including a visit to the doctor and the ER.
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This Is The Most Common Reason Your Ear Piercing Is Getting Infected

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." POV: You finally got that cartilage piercing you’ve been thinking about. You picked out the perfect ...
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Pierced earssusceptible to bacteria

Q: My boyfriend let a friend of his pierce his earlobe and cartilage, and both places got infected. He says things will get better on their own, but I’m worried. What should he be doing? A: When you ...