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Becky Parker
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Posted: Nov 21 2012 at 5:22am | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker
This is so strange ... I got my ears pierced when I was 13. When I was about 32, since I rarely bother with jewelry, I let my ears close up. I know they closed because when my mom got re-married 7 years ago she gave me a pair of earings to wear and I couldn't put them in (without self-repiercing ). All of a sudden, 12 years later, one of my ears is infected at the spot of the original piercing. It's no big deal, I am dealing with it with alcohol, but I just think it is so strange that after all these years it would get infected.

Any clue as to what would cause this?

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Posted: Nov 21 2012 at 6:23am | IP Logged Quote CrunchyMom
Is it possible you rubbed it funny on a coat collar or while putting on a sweater?

My holes have been closed up for years as well, but they still get "dirty" for lack of a better word. I can imagine that some mild trauma might introduce an infection.

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Posted: Nov 22 2012 at 7:08am | IP Logged Quote CatholicMommy
I've not worn earrings in years either - and once in a while I get tiny lumps in my ear lobe (they go away quickly) or it will feel like there is a earring post in the hole (doesn't hurt also goes away quickly) - and then once in a while, I could actually rub/squeeze my earlobe and just a bit of "something" comes out - dead skin cells collected together, perhaps? While the hole may close up pretty tightly, there is still skin inside that created that "tunnel" to begin with - and since all of our skin sheds - I could see how over time stuff might "build up" - causing either an infection or what I described above. I am just guessing ;)

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