how do you cure a infected nose piercing?
541085
Neosporin BAD, it doesnt allow for the wound to breathe and so the infection is just being held close to your piercing. Neosporin is meant for surface scrapes and cuts, not deep puncture wounds, which is what a piercing essentially is. The bandaid is another no no, you need to let it breathe.\n\nTry soaking your nose in a warm/mildly hot sea salt solution 2-3 times a day to draw out the impurities. The proper ratio of sea salt to distilled (not tap) water is 1/4 tsp (NOT TABLESPOON) to 8oz of water. \n\nTry to soak for 10-15 min at a time. You may also wish to invest in some emu oil to put on the piercing after you clean it. My nipple piercings get the dreaded bump every now and again, but since i have been using the emu oil, it is going down and the other one went away and hasnt been back. The best kind is Desert Palm. I will list the link below. \n\nBe sure to keep the piercing clean and dry. Dry it off only with a dry, clean papertowel and pat it, dont rub it. In the future, if it comes back, dont pop it, start with the sea salt soaks IMMEDIATELY.
566730
There is a sauve called Bag Balm. It will draw the infection out of just about anything. It is in a mostly green square tin. I swear by this stuff. Try it.
576025
Ask them to apply some numb spray before you get pierced. That makes it painless.
207560
I'd say tape it to the toes next to it and wrap it up in guaze tape with icy hot and triple antibiotic ointment on it. It's simple, but it always works. Better than spending a bunch on a doctor that'll tell you the same thing.;)
886115
it really depends on how new the piercing was. if it was fairly new, the hole can become smaller very quickly, but it isnt too new, you should be able to get it right back in.\n\nanyhow, if you can still see the hole but the ring still wont go through it's because the inside is slowly closing up, you're gonna have to push the ring harder, and yes i know that's a bit painful, but it beats getting your nose pierced again.
420959
Buy a bottle of 3% Peroxide.\n\n Tilt Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your 50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes then blow your nose into tissue.
30372
Just keep it clean, perhaps even take out your earring if you can. The best way I got rid of an infection was to treat the earring as well as the hole with rubbing alcohol twice a day, and don't forget to spin the earring around a bit while in the peircing. It'll go away, you just have to give it time.
736972
What is your cleaning regiment? I would suggest that you clean it twice a day with Dye-free, fragrence-free anti-bacterial handsoap and then also do a sea salt soak. Its best to do both, soak with the salt solution and then cleanse with the soap solution. \n1. In a glass of warm water (to dissolve the salt) stir about a half a teaspoon of sea salt in. (At the grocery store they will carry grindable sea salt on the baking aisle. I find this easier to use and also you can measure it out easier). Get some cotton pads (Little squares of cotton sold near the cosmetics) and soak it in the salt solution. Then while you are laying down, lay the pad on top of the piercing. Let it rest there for about 8 - 10 minutes. \n2. After the salt soak, clean the piercing with warm water and the anti-bactieral soap. Using a Q-Tip will make it easier so that you can direct the water and soap into the crevases. Make sure to work the jewelry around so that the cleaner gets into the peircing. This step will take about 5 minutes.
1079775
cover with a bandage, and neosporin.  It will heal in about 4 days
890579
No need to buy special salines, and I wouldn't buy a nose spray because after using it once you've contaminated it with your infection anyway.  I do a nasal flush, several times a day when the infection is active, twice a day when I feel one coming on, and daily (before bed) in the winter or when prone to it.\n\nA nasal flush is 8 oz body-temp water with 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt.  Gently flush that through your nostrils using a neti pot or baby nasal aspirator, leaning over the sink.  Lots of goop should come out at first.  It gets the infection out and moisturizes the membranes at the same time.\n\nI used to be prone to sinus infections, and once spent almost the whole winter on antibiotics.  Screwed up my system badly, got a nasty systemic yeast infection that wouldn't go away, it was awful.  Now it's been 3-4 years since I've had one, but if I feel one coming on, I'm right back to my nasal flush, and no more problems.  Good luck!\n\nPS:  Sounds like you might have a bad infection and if it's gone on awhile it may be safest to take an antibiotic, so go do that.  Just flush also, it will clear it up faster, and then do it regularly so it doesn't come back.
800233
It is a pot that is small and looks like a teapot.  You put saline water in it and pour the solution into your nose to clean the sinuses.  They are found in health food stores, Netti Pot, $13.  Best of luck to you!
1013808
I have my lip pierced. Hurt eh? Lol. Anywho...\n\n-Rinse with alcohol free mouthwash after EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth such as food, drinks and after every cigarette!! Except water.. water doesn't mater.\n\n-No kissing or any oral sex for 3-4 weeks.\n\n-Clean it twice a day with antibacterial soap. Take a q-tip and rub the soap around it, then move the ring side to side and in and out. Make sure your hands are clean before you do this. Grab a cup and dump water over it to get rid of the soap. (A good idea when you wash your hands before you do it is to dry them with paper towel instead of a cloth towel becuase cloth towels tend to hold more bacteria.)\n\n-If it gets crusty, gently remove the crust from your jewelry with a disposable, one-use product such as a tissue, cotton-ball, swab, or square. (Not a hand/cloth towel!)\n\n-Don't ever touch it for any reason before its healed if your hands are not clean. Don;t let your friends touch it either. Alot of my friend tryed to do this and I has to slap their hands away lol.\n\nOne last thing, don't drink any alcohol untill its healed! Booze is VERY bad for an oral piercing!\n\nBest of luck! :)
392519
Pour some peroxide on it to clean it out and then cover it.  Putting a bit of neosporin on it may also help a bit.  But if it is really bad you should probably see a doctor in case you need stitches.
963614
You can't unless you pop it, and you don't want to do that. It may hurt and get infected. Put a band-aid over it and wait for it to pop on its own. Then keep neosporin on it until it heals.
168074
You don't. You get off your butt and pay the $20 at a piercing salon. You could seriously injure yourself or worse get a staph infection from unsanitary piercing metals. It could kill you.
352781
Pop them.\n\nActually, steralize a needle, clean the boil and lance it. Then put antibiotic ointment on it and keep it coveredc and it will heal like any other wound.
41978
Keep your sinus clean and hydrated.\n\nThere are many nasal 'douching' techniques and gadgets out there. (I find that a small bowl with warm water and sea salt work the best.)  Mostly all that does is rinse things out and moisturizes the membranes.\n\nSounds odd but it sure works!