Too many perforations in the ear, not only bacteria and viruses are easy to invade, but also may cause chondritis, leading to incurable infection and permanent ear deformation and atrophy, not to mention charm.

In early February, four teenage boys in the United States were forced to have their ears removed because their upper ear holes were perforated and their wounds were infected, but they could not recover after antibiotic treatment and had to undergo surgery. These young people all got their ears pierced in jewelry stores. The data also shows that in fact, there have been cases of infection caused by ear piercing in many countries, and the condition of boys is often more serious than that of girls. Boys prefer to have their ears pierced in the upper part of their ears to show off who wears more. And they don't pay attention to wound care and hygiene at all.

Ear piercing is bound to have a wound, and infection is inevitable. Generally, it can be treated with antibiotics. However, because the external ear is mainly composed of cartilage, the blood circulation of the external ear is the least in the whole head organ, so it is difficult to get effective treatment with antibiotics. The blood circulation of the soft tissue in the upper ear is much worse than that of the earlobe, so the probability of bacterial infection after puncture is much greater than that of the earlobe. The so-called "painless ear piercing" on the street is not necessarily safe. Some stall owners put earrings on the gun head without alcohol disinfection before drilling holes, aiming at the position and hitting the auricle directly. More importantly, drilling holes without holes in the ear will not only make it easy for bacteria and viruses to invade, but also cause chondritis and atrophy of the ear. Once the ear infection expands, develops into suppurative periostitis and even leads to auricle necrosis, it must rely on surgery. In fact, the upper ear hole hurts much more than the earlobe hole. It's not worth it to endure the pain and pursue fashion and risk serious infection.

Doctors advise young people who are eager to be unconventional: if you have to make a hole in the upper part of your ear, you must first understand the danger of doing so and pay attention to keeping the puncture site clean. In addition, it is best to apply anti-inflammatory drugs every day before the ear hole is punctured and the wound has not healed, so as to reduce the chance of infection.