can’t get earring in

I put the back of my earring on loose to put less pressure while my infection is healing but that was pretty stupid bc it came out while I was sleeping and I didn’t even notice until the middle of the day and I literally just cannot get the earring back in. I can hardly see the hole at the back it might have closed. It just hurts a lot when I try to put the earring in and I really don’t want it to close. I’ve had the piercing for over a year but it still closes pretty fast. I’ve just been doing warm compresses for the last hour. Any tips on how to get the earring in?