earring discomfort

Whenever I try and wear earrings my right ear always gets red, itchy and hot right around the area that's pierced just after a couple minutes of having it in. My left lobe is totally find and nothing ever happens. I got my ears pierced as a kid but  haven't really worn earrings that often over the past couple years. Does this happen to anyone else? I try and clean my earing every so often too