ok i posted about this about 2 months ago, and you all suggested things about it...none of it helped! the bumps are bigger and redder and worse, and now theyre on BOTH sides of my tragus =( people always see it and say "ew" or " man you gotta take better care of your piercings.." when i do!!! i clean them when and how im supposed to, but the bumps wont go away!!!! sea salt soaks, dial washing...skipping the hydrogen peroxide...its all been done, and they just get worse!!! i dont pick at them or over clean them either... i need some help or im just going to have to take it out which i dont want to do =( i dont think im allergic to the CBR in there, i have the same material all over in my ears from my other piercings...but the bumps just wont go =( help please!!!!

Have you visited your local piercer?? It sounds like a problem with the jewelry, possibly the size or placement. Go see your piercer and see what they recommend!!! Good luck!!!!!

ehh, everytime i go in there he just looks at it and says "wow thats gross" and asks me if i clean it and im like, yea, like im supposed to...and thats the end of it, im just really sick of the gross bumps :-/ and they hurt too..

Try another piercer. I know salt soaks help a lot......... also maybe a jewelry change would help. Your tragus may not like CBRs, maybe a little barbell, or a labret flatback of the appropriate gauge and legnth. Find a piercer who's not a dick like yours who will actually help.

the only barbells he has are long..too long to go in my ear, which is why i have a hoop...isnt he supposed to have a bigger selection..?

some of the piercers around here have a big selection and some have next to none. So no it isnt necessary for him to have tons of jewelry. I agree that you should find a new piercer and let them take a gander at it. It seems very strange to me that he would say that is gross and try to do anything about it. i would stay away from him in the future.

like leia said...go to another piercer...and i noticed ur from new york...if you have easy access into manhattan, go to andromeda at st. marks place, their one of the better known piercers in ny on the lower west side...even so look around the village, could there be any more access to piercers??!? most of them are half assed piercing shops but there are more than a few that qualify with good piercing standards and i'm sure that they'd be more than willing to help you with your tragus problems as opposed to your piercer...hope it all goes well cuz i have a tragus piercing also and they can be a pain in the ass..but i'd never ever wanna lose it over some bumps...so good luck!

ok, your problems have definitatly been going on long enough, and for that as a person and as a piercer I am sory!

for starters if you are wearing a ring with any amount of swelling and the "bumps" the depth of the piercing increases to a size that is almost garunteed to to thick for the Dia ring that you have in your ear.

there are 3 options to solve this part:

1) put in a bigger ring (might not be the best idea since the ring might be too large for the area)

2) Barbell or labret with at least 1/16 more extra for swelling and drainage (will need to down size later).

3) a Dring, it has a flat spot on the to (hence the name) they can be bought or custom bent by a piercer. the straight section needs to be equal to the distance from entrance to exit of your piercing.

Any of those options will help allieviate pressure on the piercing from the jewlery, I would consider one of these options to be a must to get it to calm down. they do not have to be permanent just until it has been healed for a while.

QUIT WITH THE DIAL!!!!
I garuntee you that is only making things worse, infact if there is no signs of infection only irritation I would suggest not useing any soap at all at this point.

KEEP UP WITH THE SEA SALT SOAKS! try using a bowl, sit at the table and turn you head, bend over and submerge the piering for about 10 min. at a shot. If you absoluty cannot do this do the compress way. do it at least three times a day. DO IT RELIGOUSLY!

CORTIZONE CREAM is an over the counter cream that is great for problems such as these and can have great results! to use you can simply apply a small ammount to the bumps and gantly massage in. also you can put a bit on the ring and rotate it though the piercing (make sure jewlery is clean first). It is generally best to just do this before bed and then clean thoughly in the morning with a sea salt soak and then a rinse with a qtip or 2 soaked in sea salt solution or WOUND WASH (which can be purchased at any drug store). How ever I have known people to use the cortizone both day and night but still cleaning 2 to 3 times per day.

Remove all risks of irritation! ovoid any unnessisary contact to the piercing with hair products and facial products. dont sleep on it or pick and play with it at all.

If you do not see any improvements with the piercing at all in 2 weeks, I'd just give up on it, let it heal, find a better piercer, and do it again.

If you have any questions feel free to email me or give me a PM.

Good luck, and sorry it has been such a long road.

What do you mean bumps like there swollen or just plain ugly bumps.....I just got mine pierced Friday and there still pretty swollen is that normal?

yes

by red bumps i mean big red swollen bubbles around the front and back of the piercing, that get crusty everyonce and a while and peel. but other then that they leave a raw feeling blister feeling type of thing on my tragus right next to where the jewelry goes in. Thanks for the suggestions, I hope it helps....My friend has her tragus pierced and she never cleans it and hers are fine. Maybe if I just let mine go and not clean it it will go away... but that doesnt sound too good of an idea :-/

i've had bumps on my tragus before, and i think the majority of people with tragus piercings get them, and i had some pretty nasty bumps on the outside and inside, but leaving it alone is a bad idea. every morning and every night i did a warm compress, and sea salt soaks, and within a few days they were gone...also maybe your jewelry might be a problem so you should go to a piercer, not yours since he seems like no help, and see what they recommend....