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Ear, Pierced

	Call Your Doctor NOW (night or day) IF: You feel weak or very sick Earring has torn completely through the ear lobe Skin around the piercing site is split open or gaping Bleeding at the piercing site has not stopped after 10 minutes of direct pressure Part of the earring (clasp) is stuck inside the earlobe Entire ear is red or swollen Ear pain and you have a fever Action: If you are unable to reach your doctor - go to a nearby Instacare clinic or to a local hospital Emergency Department. Use our Facility Search, to find the Instacare clinic nearest you.
	Call Your Doctor WITHIN 24 HOURS (between 9 am and 4 pm) IF: You think you need to be seen Redness has spread beyond the earring site. Minor tear in your earlobe and your last tetanus booster was over 10 years ago
	Call Your Doctor DURING WEEKDAY OFFICE HOURS IF: You have other questions or concerns Swollen lymph node (in front of or behind ear lobe). Symptoms not improving after 3 days of treatment at home using an antibiotic ointment. Small tear in earlobe from earring injury and no tetanus booster in more than 10 years. A large thick scar has developed at the earring site during the last couple of months.
	Self Care at Home IF: Localized redness and tenderness only at the earring site, and you don't think you need to be seen Small amount of discharge at earring site, and you don't think you need to be seen Small tear in earlobe from earring injury, and you don't think you need to be seen