\u00a9 2021 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. When long periods of time have passed since the original piercing, you may be dealing with more than just a thin layer of skin over the original hole. For those of you who simply forgot to put your earrings in the last few days, luckily it shouldn't be hard to re-open the piercing. Boils are the most common, and easiest to treat of al piercing bumps. It may be possible to pass a thin piercing taper through the fistula and reopen the piercing enough to insert jewelry. Especially if the ear was pierced in the helix (the upper part of the ear with cartilage). The most likely explanation for these lumps in your ears, especially if they are in generally the same location that you had your ears pierced years ago, is that they are areas of scar tissue. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. If you experience pain, don't force it — it may be a sign that your doctor or salon should be doing the work! It could cause infection to spread. Don't pull at the piercing or play with it — you could cause additional trauma to the piercing site. Bumps from piercing happen due to the sudden removal of skin when the needle punctures the skin to make a small hole for the earring. You most likely have an infected ear piercing, a metal allergy to the earrings or both.Apply warm soaks to the ear lobe and see your doctor for antibiotics.The piercing may close up. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc.
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