I did the same thing. Got my ears pierced and put tape over them.. and it fucking sucks bro.
The tape almost always comes off, and even with tape your ear gets so fucked and inflamed its almost impossible for it to heal properly.
My ear would come back messy and bloody all the time and it would be painful as fuck, getting infected and shit. I'd be putting tape and baindaids over it to proteect it all the time and eeven then.
Dont even think about removing it because you will not be able to put it back in without a considerable amount of pain..
In the end i just took them out because it was a HUGE pain in the ass.
Then before i went on a 1 month vacation, i re pierced them and when i came back i could take them off for class and put them back on immediately. BUt you HAVE to remove them or cover it..
I forgot to take it off the other day and my earring stud went backwards into my ear. Was so fucking painful, i had to like shoot it back up and tore my ear to shreds lol blood errwhere..
So if you think earring is a good investment In your looks, BUY that headgear.. because anything else WILL not work.