but i am a bit worried because i have heared of cases where the tongue got split in two - is that true?? and how is it eating with it in the first few weeks??
2006-10-11 02:00:36 · 22 answers · asked by holly_angelica 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
I think that chipped teeth and infections are the main hazards. I'm sure that many people get tongue piercings and have no problems at all, but the risk factors involved are higher than for other forms of body piercing. Worst case scenario is that your tongue develops an infection, swells and blocks your airway. I have also read of a case where the infection travelled to the brain and caused brain damage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/399218.stm
If you decide to go ahead my advice is make sure you get it done by someone who is a real pro, don't get it done on the cheap.
2006-10-11 02:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the tongue split in two that means the piercer used a too thin gauge for the barbell and pierced way close to the tip of the tongue...and that the person with the piercing tore it on something.
Find a reputable piercer and make sure to ask lots of questions and feel comfortable first.
2006-10-11 04:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by h_tidewell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my tongue pierced 10 years ago and still have it.... I have no chipped teeth, I don't speak with a lisp and my tongue didn't split in two.
It hurt for a few days like a sore muscle (the tongue is a muscle) and within a few days I was back to normal. Most people talk funky and have problems eating because the barbell they use to pierce your tongue is really long.. once you swap to a shorter one, you'll be totally fine.
2006-10-11 02:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by ChemGeek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had mine done a couple of years ago and I love it. It was less painful than getting my belly done actually. Just afterwards it gets a bit sore and have a little trouble talking. I could nt eat very much for about two weeks, drank a lot of chocolate milk through a straw and cut everything up really small. You kind of have to work food around your mouth before u swallow and some of it gets stuck around ur bar. I think the hardest things to eat are rice or Mars bars. The caramel sticks a lot! Good luck.
2006-10-11 08:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by azteccamera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also a nice way to carry bacteria into your bloodstream, some studies ar suggesting that it may lead to early heart disease. Alot of the things they are worried about can't be proven or disproved, some tattoo artist in my area have already banned tongue piercing at their shops. They just doesn't feel it is safe enough for their clients.
2006-10-11 02:12:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will hurt like crazy getting it pierced - your tongue's a muscle remember? But that can be fun.
And you probably will speak strangely, its noticeable especially in the first couple of months, you should pay attention to try speak properly.
Eating is not a problem - your body will tell you what it will and won't tolerate. You won't starve thats for sure.
And you can always take it out if you don't like it, no one's forcing you to keep it. So why not try it out and see for yourself. Ater that, you decide.
2006-10-11 04:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by littleponypony 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter secretly had one installed (I use install since it was
not done my any competent person) and she managed to hide
it from her mother for almost a year. However, since she was
living with me at the time, it was impossible to hide as she was
unable to eat properly nor speak without a slur. Once placed you
can‘t take it out otherwise the pierce will heal. Now to answer
your question, it is awkward to eat for about to weeks and you
must mouthwash several times a day for healing to take place.
Don‘t do it, there are more headaches than joy.
2006-10-11 02:23:35 · answer #7 · answered by Ricky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you look after it, you do not have to any extent further some thing to rigidity about. and receding gums do not have to any extent further some thing to do with an infection, incredibly the bar/balls rubbing hostile to the gums always. it relies upon on how lengthy you've the piercing in. some close in a million evening, others take months or perhaps years to fully close. all of it extremely relies upon on your body. in case you're taking out the bar for artwork or some thing, the hollow incredibly invisible. no one is searching that far into your mouth besides. =P yet back, how lengthy you could omit the jewellery till now it receives tight relies upon on your body and how lengthy you've had it pierced. by no skill heard of them, yet 25 is fairly low-cost so that you would elect to envision round. you get what you pay for.
2016-10-16 04:28:26 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read a report where dentists said tongue piercings cause teeth to be chipped, so on that alone I wouldnt get it done and what is the point no-one can see it.
2006-10-11 02:06:25 · answer #9 · answered by Annie M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it wont split in 2, that is an old wifes tale.
If you make sure the piercer numbs it, it wont hurt at all. I didnt feel mine.
THe eating differs between people, my friend was back eating pizza within an hour, personally it took me about 3 days to get back to normal.
And I dont have a lisp.
2006-10-11 02:05:58 · answer #10 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋