Tragus piercings take a longer time to heal than other piercings – up to 2-3 months. It is often quite hard to heal because of the placement.
Regarding this, how do I know if my tragus piercing is infected?
Signs of an infection include:
- red and swollen skin around the piercing.
- pain or tenderness.
- yellow or green discharge coming from the piercing.
- fever, chills, or nausea.
- red streaks.
- symptoms that are getting worse or last longer than one week.
- The jewelry has noticeably moved from its original place.
- The amount of tissue between the entrance and exit holes gets thinner (there should be at least a quarter inch of tissue between holes).
- The entrance and exit holes increase in size.
- The jewelry starts to hang or droop differently.
One may also ask, do tragus piercings get infected easily?
The tragus is a favorite place to get an ear piercing, and while it can look great, this type of piercing can easily become infected if it is not cared for properly.
What does it mean if your tragus hurts?
Outer ear pain can most commonly be caused by environmental conditions such as water exposure or extreme cold weather that can lead to frostbite of the outer ear. Other causes for ear tragus pain include irritation from obtrusive objects like cotton swabs or fingers.
What is the healing process of a tragus piercing?
The tragus will take a few months to heal. Cartilage famously varies in its healing times, but most often the tragus heals between 2 – 3 months. However, some report healing times of up to a year, so keep an eye on your piercing and talk to a piercer if you’re unsure you’re fully healed.
What hurts more Daith or tragus?
Does a tragus piercing hurt more than daith? Most say the tragus is the less painful of the two, although an individual’s pain tolerance plays a large factor in this question.
Will the bump on my tragus piercing go away?
Piercing bumps can be caused by allergies, genetics, poor aftercare, or just bad luck. With treatment, they may disappear completely.
Does tragus piercing help with anxiety?
If you’re not trying to treat anxiety-related migraines, it doesn’t make a difference which side of your head you get the piercing on. Assuming that the anecdotal evidence holds, the piercing may help easy other anxiety symptoms regardless of which side it’s on.
How do you drain a piercing bump?
Trapped fluid under the skin can cause a bump, but heat and pressure will help gradually drain it. A simple warm water compress can be made by soaking a clean washcloth in hot water, applying it to the piercing, and holding it there with gentle pressure for a few minutes.
How do you clean a tragus piercing with antibacterial soap?
All you need to use to clean the healed tragus piercing is a bar of antibacterial soap. It’s easiest to clean the piercing when you’re in the shower. Lather up the soap and spread the lather on the outside of your ear and tragus piercing to clean the skin.
When should a tragus piercing stop hurting?
After it has been pierced, it will be sore at first. But after three to five days, the pain goes away. After this, you will of course still have to wait for it to heal completely.
