I have not been able to wear earrings for the past 15 years, at least. \u00a0I don’t know what happened but one day my ears just started getting really itchy and red almost immediately upon putting earrings on. \u00a0This surprised me because I have had pierced ears since about sixth grade. \u00a0It happened shortly after I got a piercing in my upper ear, the second one, with the first one being fine. \u00a0This was in the days when you’d get your ears pierced in a kiosk at the mall.<\/p>\n
Once in a while I’d try wearing a pair. \u00a0I tried every hypoallergenic, niobium, gold and other type of post that people would recommend. \u00a0No luck. \u00a0I finally gave up. \u00a0While at a show this past August someone across the aisle heard me once again bemoan the fact that I can’t wear earrings. \u00a0We got to talking and told me that my ears were probably infected.<\/p>\n
What? \u00a0After 15 years? \u00a0Still infected? \u00a0They’re fine without earrings in them. \u00a0Yep. \u00a0She suggested I try putting bacitracin on my ears and my earring posts. \u00a0That was four months ago and I kept forgetting. \u00a0I was used to not wearing earrings.<\/p>\n
This past weekend, while sitting at my studio show making earrings I was really longing to wear a pair. They’re cute and funky! \u00a0I didn’t have bacitracin but I did have Neosporin. \u00a0So I gave it a try. \u00a0I coated my ear lobes and lathered up the ear hooks before putting them in too. \u00a0Don’t worry…these don’t go on resale!<\/p>\n
I was amazed that the itching didn’t start immediately. \u00a0I patiently waited and it never came. \u00a0I thought, this is too good to be true. \u00a0I did that for the next couple days and I was able to wear the earrings the whole time. \u00a0I sit here now, as I type, without using the Neosporin with earrings in my ears and no itching.<\/p>\n
Am I cured? \u00a0I hope so!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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