I just tried sizing up from 7/16 to 1/2 inch and it got swollen and painful as hell so I went back down after a day and now they're swollen and infected and hurt real bad. My lymph nodes are swollen and hurt too. I soaked my ears in warm salt water and super cleaned everything but like still they hurt, are infected, and are swollen. I don't wanna take them out and let my holes close up though because I spent so much time and money on them. someone PLEASE HELP and tell me what I should do. 😭😭