Industrial sore?

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Thursday January 24th, 2008 @ 12:29 PM

Filed under: Ear

Ive had my industrial since september of last year,

and ive cleaned it regulary, and its sore?

I have the enlarged bar in for swelling just in case.

I havent made it to the shop to get it changed.

What should i do?

It’s certainly not unheard of for an industrial to still be sore after 4 months. It’s possible that the angles of the piercings are off slightly, making it hard for your body to hell…and therefore still sore. It’s possible that if the bar you are wearing has too much extra room, that is resulting in excess pressure on the piercing…and therefore the soreness. It’s possible that you are simply sleeping on the piercing too frequently or bumping it too much.

It’s also possible that everything is just fine, and your body is simply taking longer to heal the piercing.

If you feel the jewelry is longer than it needs to be, I would start with going back to your piercer to get a shorter bar. While you’re there, have him/her take a look at the piercing to see if they can spot any obvious issues.

Good luck!

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