Is it normal for an earlobe to hurt a week after pierced?

I got my second earlobe piercing done 6 days ago. I can't remember how long my first piercings hurt for, because it was a few years ago. I've been cleaning them 2/3 times a day as normal and my right ear doesn't bother me at all, but my left earlobe hurts when I touch it and I have to be careful not to hurt it.