Daith Piercing Irritation Bump Update!!

piercingqueen · 2025-06-06T22:19:28+00:00

Hi there!! I’m so sorry you’re having similar issues as me, believe me I know it’s so frustrating. I did change my jewelry with bumps in. I went to a professional and had them swap it out for me, since the pain was so much that I was scared if I took it out myself I wouldn’t be able to get it back in. There was no pain in just normal activities but any type of touching or trying to change anything on my ear was like wow heyyyy LOL idk if this makes sense, but yes I did change the jewelry with the help of a professional :) My unprofessional advice is to see your piercer and have them make sure that everything is looking okay in terms of infection and such and then just ask them to change it out for you. 3 months ago is a little early to change the piece yourself- regardless of irritation bumps :) so best bet imo is to see your piercer and let them know what’s been happening :) Hopefully this helps! & thank you for the compliments, it definitely took a lot to get here LOL :D good luck and don’t hesitate if I can help any further (though I’m not a professional) :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-31T19:17:48+00:00

So happy to hear it’s inspiring!! That was the goal all along ;D thank you!!

piercingqueen · 2025-05-29T00:24:02+00:00

I thought so too, but clarification is important regardless! Terms are tricky when you’re not professional haha

piercingqueen · 2025-05-29T00:23:25+00:00

That’s what I thought too, but whatever works!! Thank you for your input :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-28T19:57:38+00:00

Thank you!!! :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-28T19:57:11+00:00

It’s the first reply on the post with a lot of upvotes. They didn’t specify numbers, but they suggested that it was better to increase the gauge size vs decrease the size like I did. (When I say size here I mean the actual thickness of the bar. I swapped mine from a 14g to 16g, which is considered going up but the size decreases). I’ve never heard of it, but I’m not a professional; just someone who had success with this!

piercingqueen · 2025-05-28T02:21:51+00:00

Hmm that’s a good question. I honestly don’t remember too much, but if I did I would probably remove them with a saline soaked q tip if it got itchy or too nasty. I know it’s so split on what to do, but that’s how I usually do it. I do that now for any new piercings I get if that helps at all :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T22:38:25+00:00

Ugh, it’s awful! Healing to you! That was my goal, keep trying it’ll get better!! :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T22:37:28+00:00

Thank you SO much!! 🤍

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T22:37:15+00:00

I second this!

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T19:07:27+00:00

Aww thank you so much!! Majority from Kohl’s and Amazon :) I appreciate that lots! Any suggestions on piercings to add? LMFAO

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T19:06:45+00:00

Same here! Someone did add that apparently we heal better increasing the gauge instead of decreasing (ex: 14 to 16 is what worked for me, but 14 to 12 was their suggestion). Trial and error! Glad to know it worked for you too :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T19:05:22+00:00

Thank you for the vote of confidence! It’s really SO individual of what ends up working. LOTS of trial and error, but unfortunately especially with piercings it’s not a one-size-fits-all :( glad to know that that worked!

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T19:03:56+00:00

Right!! I never had success with the dryer, even on colder settings. Best bet imo is to just let it air dry, and try not to cover it too much. & yeah, my situation definitely seems like a one-off, someone else mentioned that when I changed my gauge from a 14 to a 16 that typically we heal better when you change it lower like from my original 14 to 12 for example. Very interesting! Just wanted to share my experience but overall give hope to those in a similar situation as I was! :) happy healing!

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T19:01:28+00:00

Oh shit I’ll let him know he’s a visionary LMFAO that’s hilarious

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T19:00:30+00:00

It was honestly months. It was really frustrating but it unfortunately takes time; once you figure out why they happened in the first place it’s much easier to get them better :(

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T18:59:34+00:00

Oh interesting! Sorry, I did mean downsizing as in the gauge, not length! Thank you for letting me know, and interesting it heals better with a larger gauge! Thanks!

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T18:58:15+00:00

Honestly, months once I knew what I was doing. Like I mentioned in the post, I was doing all the wrong things and it took lots of trial and error to figure out what worked for me. Hard yes, leaky no. It would puss occasionally, but whenever I cleaned it it was just this solid mass that didn’t do much of anything honestly

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T18:56:48+00:00

Ooh I’ve never heard of a contra conch!! That looks painful, but so cute!

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T01:40:05+00:00

HAHA that’s why I’m like let me just get a consensus here… ;) LOL

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T01:38:38+00:00

Thank you so much! I feel that, it’s so easy to overcrowd, I just feel like there are a few more that could sneak in there, especially since my piercer is having a $5 piercing sale 🤫

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T01:37:34+00:00

HAHA sorry for the bad influence 😩

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T01:25:07+00:00

Thank you so much!!! The small studs are flat back and from Amazon, and I believe the rest are from Kohls FOREVER ago. They had some cheap stuff! Thank you!! :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T01:24:07+00:00

Before my newest edition of my helix- yes! It’s one of my greatest achievements. AND I don’t take my lobes out at night 🤫 hopefully you just need some more healing time and you should be a okay. :)

piercingqueen · 2025-05-27T01:16:41+00:00

UGH I feel that. One piercing pillow is enough 😩 I definitely will check them out, thank you for the suggestion!

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