It's such a shame isn't it Kaz, it would be nice to wear earrings
Mine were first pierced with gold, which caused everywhere I was wearing any (ie wedding and engagement rings) to itch and swell up, not to mention the ears.
So then after looking after my ears (thankfully I had them done at a chemist), they were re-done with platinum, which was fine, until I then tried wearing earrings
Almost everything made them swell up horribly, even those that insisted they were hypoallergenic, although I did have 2 or 3 pairs that were ok.
As time went on they seemed to get worse, not better, and if I left earrings out for even a day or two the holes started to close up and then reacted more again
In the end it was sensible to stop trying