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Tragus Piercing

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  • 11-10-2019 3:34pm
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    Neera
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    So I got my Tragus pierced at the weekend. All going well until yesterday.

    Started to get really sore and oozzed a bit of blood.....cleaned it up with the solution given to me by the piercer. However today its still raelly painful and swollen and it feels hot.

    My question: is this normal for the swelling/discomfort to start a few days later - or should I return to my piercer for a check up??

    Cheers!


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    schizo1014
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭schizo1014


    Neera wrote: »
    So I got my Tragus pierced at the weekend. All going well until yesterday.

    Started to get really sore and oozzed a bit of blood.....cleaned it up with the solution given to me by the piercer. However today its still raelly painful and swollen and it feels hot.

    My question: is this normal for the swelling/discomfort to start a few days later - or should I return to my piercer for a check up??

    Cheers!

    Normal enough I'd say, I'd a triple helix peircing done a few months back and it wasn't till nearly a week after it got really swollen and sore. I don't know what solution your using but try using sea salt(non iodized salt basically) and luke warm water to clean it as its not as harsh on your wound as normal salt, It worked for me.
    Maybe others have other methods but I wouldn't start to panic.


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    Neera
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Neera


    Thanks for that - bit panicked as I don't remember this happening when my helix was pierced!! Its just really uncomfortable and swollen!

    The solution was a saline wound wash - its a spray bottle so I've to use this twice a day.


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    schizo1014
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭schizo1014


    Neera wrote: »
    Thanks for that - bit panicked as I don't remember this happening when my helix was pierced!! Its just really uncomfortable and swollen!

    The solution was a saline wound wash - its a spray bottle so I've to use this twice a day.

    I couldn't sleep with my helix it was so red, swollen and sore and honestly when I changed from the normal salt solution to the sea salt one it made a world of difference. If you think nothing else's will work try it before you get it looked at. Also the less irritation the better, even though its hard not to touch and twist it. I washed the helix once a day when it was really sore just.


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    Neera
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Neera


    Thanks - will give it a go....just checked it there again - very red, and looks like it wants to burst!

    Was it just regular sea salt that you'd buy in a supermarket that you used....how much should I add to water ?


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    schizo1014
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭schizo1014


    Neera wrote: »
    Thanks - will give it a go....just checked it there again - very red, and looks like it wants to burst!

    Was it just regular sea salt that you'd buy in a supermarket that you used....how much should I add to water ?

    Yeah the regular stuff, lidl or aldi do it even. I used less thnt a quarter tea spoon to a shot class of water roughly. Used ear buds to get in round the tricky areas to clean and didn't go too rough. Hopefully that should do it


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    Neera
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Neera


    Brilliant - thanks again although I fear I may need to go back. Its swollen so much now theres no room left so I may need to get a bigger bar...


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