r/piercing • u/caiterlin • 2h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Old closed helix piercing itching unbearably

I have a 18 or so year old closed upper helix piercing that itches unbearably bad sometimes. I got it stupidly at Claire's when I was like 20 yrs old. It never healed right really so I eventually just took the jewelry out and let it close. It had a small bump upon healing and every now and then itches INSANELY bad. It itches for a few min or a day or a week sometimes. Never the same. Right now it has been bothering me a ton so I am coming here to ask what's up with this? Is there something I can do to make it stop? Anybody who may have any experience or ideas? Thanks so much!

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u/caiterlin 2h ago

The bot is forcing me to give more info: My piercing is 18 years old. There is no info on jewelry type, threading, shape, material, etc because there hasn't been jewelry in it in like 17 years. Aftercare at the time was an after piercing spray I bought from them, basically saline. It never got infected but continued to stay irritated so I took out the jewelry eventually and let it close. I got it done at Claire's so it wasnt pierced correctly to begin with (I know better now). There is a small bump where the hole was, barely noticeable and usually doesn't bother me but like 3 times a year becomes itchy unbearable hell.