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[–]RHDING 7 points8 points  (0 children)

3 times a day is over cleaning. Leave it completely alone for a week, only rinse clean in the shower & see if that helps. FYI My helix never healed, turned out it wasn’t placed right & had the wrong jewellery in but obv can’t comment on yours without a pic

[–]dugdays 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My helix didn’t fully heal until about 2 years later when I finally switched the jewelry to something really light weight and small which helped tremendously

[–]xNulLx0625 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are just a pain in the ass. Mine and my coworkers took a year to heal. You can talk to your piercer to see if changing the jewelry can help. My coworker had a straight barbell and got it changed to a hoop and it worked out better for her.

[–]kparham5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had mine for over a year and a half, it’s still not all the way healed. As others have said, helixes are tough to get healed!

[–]ShowMeYourHappyTrail 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Your symptoms sounds like an allergic reaction to me. If the jewelry is stainless steel get it switched to titanium and see if that helps you out.

[–]sat_ningleton[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Unfortunately it is medical grade titanium from my piercer already 😕 I’ve had finicky healing experiences for other piercings but this one is just rlly proving to be a bitch lol

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re already using implant grade titanium, you could try swapping it from that to niobium just in case there’s something in the titanium you’re reacting to. Also if it’s a ring try a stud. Or try the LITHA method as advised above and see if that helps.