How do you know if my ear is infected?

Dont know how to handle infected ear piercing helppp?

• So about a month ago i got my ears pierced at claires by a gun and got some studs in. I really never cleaned them like they said i should. three weeks later i noticed my right ear lope bigger then the other one. SO i took the piercing Out and put some peroxide stuff on they give you to use. Up to this point i really never cleaned the piercings just left them. The next day i went to the doctor and they gave me antibotics to use. a week later nothing has changed. I put the piercing back in a few days ago now i just took it out. it was bleeding?? and it feels like a little ball in my ear. I then took out my left piercing for the first time and same thing!! was bleeding and smelt bad with a ball thing in my ear?? did i have an infection? should i go to the doctor.?? I took both piercing out and put peroxide on. Then right now i put them back in. its been a month and pushed my left one through it closed!! so both are in. i put peroxide stuff on the studs before i put them in. So both piercings in and its really red and irritated and theres a small ball in each ear lobe. I know if i take the piercing out it will bleed and close up so thats why i put them in i have 4 days left on these antibotics so far nothing?? what to do next im scared. I dont want them to close up or i dont want to get sick so if at all possible keep studs in I sleep on them at night could that have any thing to do with it.

• Answer:

  This happened to me before too. Execept I cleaned my ears. But anyways, you should let your ear holes close up. Then you can get them re-pierced.