<s>[INST] I recently had my rook pierced, everything was fine the first few days; about the fifth day my ear had gotten an infected because I let me hair down. It has puss coming out of it, is swollen and also hurts. I get headaches and the infection hasnt seemed to improved, its been a week. What should I do? [/INST] Hi Dear, welcome to Chat Doctor. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of swelling and infection in ear and headaches which is due to fluid accumulation behind the ear Chat Doctor.  It could be due to Eustachian tube misfunctioning as well. Need not worry. I would suggest you to consult an Otolaryngologies and get evaluated. You should go for endoscopy examination as well to find out cause and exact extent of infection. You need not get impatient. Furthermore, you should take antibiotic and anti-inflammatory  </s>