The common reasons that cause ear piercing to hurt when you touch it are freshly pierced ears, infection, and so on.
1. just after ear piercing: ear piercing will produce some damage to the earlobe, just after ear piercing, the tissues around the ear hole is in the period of congestion, redness and swelling, then touch the ear hole, stimulate the fragile and sensitive tissues, can cause pain.
2. Ear hole infection: If you frequently touch the ear hole with your hand after getting your ear pierced, have water poured into the ear hole or have long hair always covering the ear hole, resulting in the ear hole being infected, the inflammatory factor stimulates the peripheral nerves around the ear and the pain will be felt. The pain can be aggravated by touching the pierced ear.
If your ear piercing hurts when you touch it, you must go to a regular hospital to find out the cause of the problem and actively cooperate with your professional doctor’s treatment.