When getting earrings, be careful to prevent otitis externa

Wearing earrings is an activity we often see. Many female friends like to wear earrings, but we don’t realize that wearing earrings can be dangerous. If the method of wearing earrings is wrong or if you are not careful, it may cause some diseases. For example, if you are not careful when wearing earrings, it may cause external otitis. Doing so is definitely not worth the loss.

So how can we prevent otitis externa when we are getting earrings? First of all, we must go to a regular place to get our earrings done. Also, we must avoid squeezing our ears after getting earrings and protect them well.

Beware of external otitis when wearing earrings

1. Avoid squeezing or hitting your ears when washing your face or sleeping. Keep your ears away from water at least within 7 days after piercing them. Keep the ear holes dry and ventilated.

2. We should gently turn the ear needle every day to prevent it from rubbing against the skin of our ear.

3. Do not touch the ear hole with dirty hands or turn the ear needle frequently.

4. Three days after getting your ears pierced, it is best to change to pure gold or silver hoop earrings with fine needles to facilitate ventilation in front and behind the ear holes. If you are using stud earrings, do not fasten the ear needles and needle holders too tightly. It is best to leave a certain gap, otherwise it will easily cause swelling due to lack of air permeability. Note that when you first pierce your ears, you should clean the earrings with disinfectant every two days for at least one and a half months.

The above is a brief introduction to the precautions against otitis externa when wearing earrings or piercing ears. I hope it can attract your attention. On the other hand, ears are windows to the world, and their damage is undoubtedly a great regret in life, so we should pay more attention to the importance of protecting our ears.

Things to note after ear piercing

① After piercing the ears, we must wipe the ears with ethanol two or three times a day for at least one week. If conditions permit, you can use some antibiotic ointment. If you get an inflammation, you should go to the hospital.

② Three days after piercing your ears, it is best to change to hoop earrings made of pure gold or silver with fine needles to facilitate ventilation in the front and back of the ear holes. If using ear studs, do not fasten the ear needles and needle holders too tightly, leave a certain gap, otherwise it will easily cause swelling due to lack of air permeability.

③Rotate the ear needle every day to avoid adhesion between the ear needle and the skin and promote wound healing as soon as possible.

In the above article, we introduced that if you are not careful when piercing earrings, it may cause some diseases, so we should pay attention to the act of piercing earrings and make sure to choose a regular place to pierce earrings. The above article analyzes in detail why we need to pay attention to preventing otitis externa when piercing earrings, and how we should deal with it.