it may have been infected the signs suggest that its possible that small abcess is made the piercing should be taken out the ear examined and if there is abcess with pus that should be drained and of its inflammation then proper antibiotics should be used to clear infection this can infection can lead to infection of the cartilage so it should be taken seriously. hope it helps thanks
i just got 2 piercings done like 5 days ago. my cartilage and in between the cartilage and lobe piercings i have. i'm experiencing some swelling in the back of my ear where the back piece is. i clean it 3 times a day but it all of a sudden started hurting. at the moment it's kinda throbbing. where the piercing is it's a little warm and when i touch it it hurts. it makes me wanna take out my piercing