tounge peircings?

Question

im alergic to silver earrings,they make my ears really irritated and red.
anyway i've been thinking about geting my tounge peirced,would this affect anything....lyk do you think i'd have to where a gold tounge stud aswell or would it be o.k if i wore a silver1??????

Answer 1

i have my tongue pierced im allergic to nickel which is whats in the silver colored earrings u wear that cause u to have a contact attack..Sterling silver has no nickel in it though and ppl dont react to sterling silver... they have alot of tongue rings that are plastic post and balls .. i wear silver ( surgical steal) and it does have a small amount of nickel as the braces i wore on my teeth did.. i have never had a problem with a reaction.. and the reactions i get to nickel is horrible so i think youll be safe..

Answer 2

Silver is a very dirty metal. When its in your body for a long time it oxidizes and you may notice a green build up on it. NO piercing shops should pierce with silver for a starter bars. Especially for oral piercings.

You may have a nickle sensitivity, but it depends on how sensitive you are to it. They don't piercer you with silver, they pierce you with Surgical Stainless Steel. This is a metal, implant grade material that has a very low amount of nickle in it ( about 7% which is low) and most people with a nickle sensitivity do not react to it. I have a mild nickle sensitivity and do not react to it.

If you have an extreme nickle sensitivity, you can request the piercing shop to order you in a Titanium starter barbell. Titanium is a pure metal with no nickle in it. It may cost you a bit more, but at least you wont have a reaction to it. Titanium comes in different colours too.

You can get a gold tongue barbell , but dont rush in right away.....
When you first get pierced your barbell is going to be approx 3/4 long. (to allow for lots of swelling.) Then after 2 weeks the swelling will go down and you will be able to put a smaller barbell in that is more comfortable. A smaller length will prevent you from chipping your teeth, talking funny and biting on the barbell.

Its really important that you change your starter bar after the first 2 weeks unless its still swollen unless you have a thick tongue to begin with.
So to prevent you from buying 2 gold barbells. I would suggest getting the starter titanium one at the 3/4 size because its cheaper than gold, then when your all healed up go back and see what size you need. Then order the Gold. I hope that made sence.

**Also......You cant get pierced right away with plastic, acrylic , or nylon (ptfe) barbells, because they can't sterlize it properly in the shop autoclave, it would melt. But you can wear plastic barbells afterwards.

Good luck!♥

Answer 3

I doubt you'd have a problem because most body jewelery is surgical steel, not silver. But they do make gold body jewelery too; my wife has her tongue, belly, ears, and some other parts (heh heh) pierced with gold.

Answer 4

I think that most of the studs used for tongues are surgical steel.
I'm very jewelry sensitive but that never posed a problem with my tongue piercing.

Answer 5

The sensitivity in your ears is different to how sensitive your tongue is, though tongues are usually much more sensitive to ears. So i would suggest that you buy a gold tongue stud.

Answer 6

Get stainless steel, maybe try it in your ears first though. I have a friend who's very allergic to metal, and she's fine with titanium jewlerry, maybe try that.

Answer 7

If it's the color you don't like, they have gold-plated earrings that are silver-colored.

Answer 8

body jewlery is usualy made of surgical stainless steel, so u should be ok!