It'll usually be red and puffy, it will hurt, there might be a small bump next to or near the ear piercing, and/or a bunch of white stuff comes out of the ear piercing.
excessive redness / pain / swelling - the first signs.
It will be like a huge very hard zit around the holeand it will be pussy and red.
its infected
The area around an infected piercing may be swollen, reddish, sore to the touch, discharge puss or accumulate crust which returns after being removed.
no
your body would be rejecting the piercing
If your ear in infected it might sting a little, but normal cleaning them, no.
A blow out only occurrs if the piercing is ripped or infected. a fresh piercing can blow out
No, you shouldn't be using salt on the piercing at all if it is infected. Wash the piercing using lathered soap, work the soap into the piercing and then irrigate the piercing with running water while rotating or shuffling the jewellery to rinse the soap and infected dishcharge from the piercing.
The first signs would be a combination of swelling, redness and possible smelly discharge around the piercing as well as pain or a throbbing sensation in the ear lobe.
It might be dried pus if you have been playing with a piercing and got the area infected.
The ear lobe will be red and sore, and there may be discoloration around the piercing. Cleaning the ear and earrings with mild antiseptic may provide relief, and if not, your doctor may prescribe antibiotic creams to treat the infection.
If your ear is pierced, the piercing may be infected. You also may have an inner ear infection or you may have slept on your ear when it was folder over and that takes a while to stop hurting.
Contact you local body piercing studios, they will tell you what the age requirements are for your area.