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Ear Update!!! Thanks for all the Advice & Support!

Thank you guys for alll the advice!! I ended up going to urgent care as my ear got worse and worse and a rash began to spread on my body. I am currently in between treatment I was prescribed a steroid (3x daily) and an antibiotic cream (2x daily) for 7 days. It’s currently day 2 and I am feeling significantly better!!! Oozing, pain, swollen lymph node, spreading, burning, crusty, and bleeding are ALL gone!! The spots on my body aren’t going away yet but the itchiness has gone down. My doctor said to expect results in 48-72 hours after prescribed. If anyone knows any somewhat affordable super safe, clean, hypoallergenic, reliable earrings please let me know!! I’m not chancing it with cheap jewelry anymore lesson learned!! #piercingproblems #piercingaftercare #multiple ear piercings #ear piercings

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I’m so glad it’s getting better, you got this

I'm so glad it's healing!!! I've seen some good reviews of Body Art Forms, tini lux (super expensive), and Blomdahl. I haven't had a chance to purchase from them myself though. Also if you feel like you can comfortably discern if an etsy seller is a dropshipper or not etsy is actually a really really good option. A lot of shops provide good titanium earings and some shops even sell the individual stud and earing hooks so you can make your own! Another option is to go to a reputable piercer and purchase some jewelry from them. Piercers will often have jewelry that is 100% certified hypoallergenic and are often from companies that only sell to piercing parlors and not the general public. A lot of them also provide there services to help you change them out!

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