Clear Fluid Leaking, then crusts up

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by Leanne_B » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:46 pm

I am in need of some serious advice, I am currently stretching my ears. This is not the first time that I have stretched my ears, the first time I stretched I went up to a 4g then decided to take them out, that was 2 summers ago. Now I am trying to stretch again (at a 6g) and my ears leak a clear fluid and crust up. Does this mean my ear is infected? If not what can I do to get rid of all this leaking and crusting? This is the first time I have experienced this with stretching my ears and its very disgusting looking, so any advice you have on what I should do would be great. Thanks!
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by corazon_de_oro » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:53 pm

That's lymph, and it comes out of all wounds. Surely you don't mean that you went straight to 4G from a normal piercing and then straight to 6G? If so, there's your problem... if I misunderstood, it's still probably a sign that you didn't wait long enough between sizes. It could also be a reaction to your jewelry. What materials are you wearing?
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by Leanne_B » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:58 pm

I stretched up to a 4g i did not skip sizes. Now I am stretching again and i'm at a 6g still didn't skip sizes. My only problem is this leaking issue, it'll leak and then dry up which is the crust i clean it regularly with anti-bacterial soap and massage it with jojoba oil its just the leaking its really annoying, and i am using 316L Surgical Steel :(
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by corazon_de_oro » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:29 pm

Oops, I misunderstood. How long have you waited between each size? If your ears are irritated, stop the oil massages for a while and ditch the antibacterial soap (it can dry out your ears as well as kill healthy cells and delay healing). Just leave them alone as much as possible.
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by Leanne_B » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:36 pm

i used to wait every 2 weeks depending on how my ears felt but this time i'm not really paying attention to up-sizing until this problem is cleared up. the skin on my ear is flaky and its like a cut when you've scraped your skin against the side walk. (tryna describe as much as i can)
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by Leanne_B » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:53 pm

should I leave them out or keep the tunnels in? its only been maybe 4 days since i up-sized to a 6g my left lobe is fine but my right lobe is still sore and a little swollen
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by ViolentJayne » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:41 pm

you might wanna downsize to an 8 ga .. either way you might also want to try a different material - you can develop allergies you never had before .. you said tunnel so Im guessing its steel .. perhaps try glass .. and like Corazon said dont use the oil for a while it can be irritating it ..
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by bradykay90 » Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:05 pm

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by corazon_de_oro » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:20 am

You should really only be stretching about every 6-8 weeks (or however long it takes to put the next size in without pain or resistance). 2 weeks isn't long enough which is why your ears are irritated. You might want to consider downsizing for a little while.
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