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Question by Kris
Submitted on 4/16/2004
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I have a bump around a cartlige piercing and was told to seasalt soak 3 times a day for 5mins. The bump just seems to refuse to go away. Is there anything else I could do to help this bump clear up? I've had this problem for over 3 months!

Answer by ralphralph
Submitted on 5/6/2004
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Answer by andie
Submitted on 6/5/2004
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the bump wont go away...it happened to me i just had to take the earring out then when it finally heals go to a tattoo or piercing place and get your ear gauged at 18 (a very small hole which is just a little bigger then the regular earring size) that way all the cartliage that caused the infection in the first place is gone.

Answer by kristen
Submitted on 8/22/2005
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when is it best to change your earring

Answer by lustba
Submitted on 8/29/2005
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how much bigger is an industrial bar size than a regular earring size? i am thinking of getting it done but dont know the size difference and cant find it anywhere.

Answer by KIRST
Submitted on 10/7/2005
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I HAD ONE OF THOSE ITS CALLED A KILOID MINE WENT AWAY BUT EVEN THO THEY SHOULDNT IT STARTED MOVING IVE GOT MY SNUG, ROOK AND CONCH PIERCED MY ROOK HAS STARTED MIGRATNG OUT OF MY EAR BUT HOPING IT WONT NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT

Answer by pimpynigg
Submitted on 2/17/2006
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I have a bump too and I'm hoping this works for me. I hear that the sea salt you say you've tried dries it up, and if you use it with tea tree oil or vitamin E oil it will heal!?!?!? I'm gonna try it, so we'll see.

Answer by addie
Submitted on 3/25/2007
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let it heal, and go to a tattoo parlor, because they will use a hollow needle, which will prevent that bump

Answer by piercing girl
Submitted on 7/10/2007
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I had a bump like that for about a month. No matter how clean I kept the piercing, it would not go away. Then I applied tea tree oil once a day for a week and the bump completely disappeared. The oil actually dries out the piercing a little but that's a small price to pay to get rid of the bump.

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