Does It Hurt?

tigger · Apr 21, 2004

I am thinking of getting my tongue pierced ... a few at work say it does not hurt, but it's annoying when your tongue swells up. 2 others said it hurt like heck and couldnt stand it so they took it out. Does it hurt? Do you have nerves in the middle of your tongue? I figure if I can get 2 tatoos on the outsides of my ankles & one on my shoulder, I figure this cant be as bad? Anyone who's gone thru share your opinion!

lynx · Apr 21, 2004

I've never had it done, but both of my sisters have. It hurts and is uncomfortable for a week or more. But you do have experience with pain having gotten tattoos. So you know that if you want something badly enough then the pain is something you can bear. I think I heard that lip and tongue piercings heal very fast compared to others. Bellybutton piercings are the worst for infections.
You're probably aware, but tongue piercings can cause you to lisp, and can cause damage to the enamel of your teeth. I hear it hurts lwhen you accidentally chomp down on it. Also, a lot of older and or conservative people find them to be extremely disgusting. Of my two sisters one decided after about a year or two that it was time to take it out. The other has had it for about six years without a problem.

deb25 · Apr 21, 2004

I watched a guy have it done. That was enought to turn me off it it forever! They put a huge clamp on his tongue and pierced it. I almost got sick, and I think he did too.

kiwideus · Apr 21, 2004

I had one for 2 years - I took it out because all my friends were getting them so I didn't want to be the same as them

It didn't hurt while they were doing it, they gave me a list of things not to do and not to eat, and one of them is not to eat spicy food. I ate curry and my tongue swelled up and it hurt then.

I still have the hole in my tongue, I don't think it completely heals up.

Good luck tigger.

lynx · Apr 21, 2004

As for the hole never healing, I had a roomate who had his labaret pierced (the spot under your lip, nestled above your chin). He took it out and while waiting for the hole to close up grew a goatee. This was to catch the liquids which leaked out of the hole when he drank something. He eventually gave up, shaved and put the piercing back in when he realised it would never close.

katnip · Apr 21, 2004

It hurts and your tongue doubles in size! My friend Shawna had it done, but she was used to piercings........she could hardly talk for days and it was pretty funny! The good thing is that she lived an entire week on Wendy's Frosties! lol Your mouth is the fastest healing part of your body, so you will be fine in a week or two!

I had my nipple pierced and that hurt! Took almost a year to heal and now it will never close. My Dr. says that if I ever have a baby and nurse it, they'll get a lot more milk out of that nipple.

hissy · Apr 21, 2004

LOL Deb nice smilie! My neice had it done and her folks freaked out. She had to take the piercing out and eventually the hole closed over. But she said when she gets older she is going to do it again!

jugen · Apr 21, 2004

all I have to say is

tigger · Apr 21, 2004

Originally Posted by Katnip

It hurts and your tongue doubles in size! My friend Shawna had it done, but she was used to piercings........she could hardly talk for days and it was pretty funny! The good thing is that she lived an entire week on Wendy's Frosties! lol Your mouth is the fastest healing part of your body, so you will be fine in a week or two!

I had my nipple pierced and that hurt! Took almost a year to heal and now it will never close. My Dr. says that if I ever have a baby and nurse it, they'll get a lot more milk out of that nipple.

Ok, for those of you who it hurt, how bad? is it like biting your tongue really hard, or worse

How far do they make you stick your tongue out? i'd worry about gagging

deb25 · Apr 21, 2004

I remember the piercer grabbing the guy's tongue and really yanking it out of his mouth. No way would I go through all of that. But, I will say that tongue piercings irritate the heck out of me to begin with.

ghostuser · Apr 21, 2004

I don't think you stick your tongue out, they clamp it.

Ouch! No way! I still kind of want my bellybutton done....kind of...

kiwideus · Apr 21, 2004

They clamp your tongue and pull it out - its really sudden when they do that - so its mostly fright!

tigger · Apr 21, 2004

Originally Posted by PumpkiCoki

I don't think you stick your tongue out, they clamp it.

Ouch! No way! I still kind of want my bellybutton done....kind of...

I;ve heard the needle for a belly button is huge! who knows, maybe it'll pass and I wont.

ghostuser · Apr 21, 2004

Originally Posted by Tigger

I;ve heard the needle for a belly button is huge! who knows, maybe it'll pass and I wont.

Not really actually. I watched my friend get her bellybutton done and it wasn't bad at all. She was really scared when the guy was piercing it, so once he got the ring in and poured some antibacterial stuff on it I screamed "Oh my word Heidi, it's bleeding! There's blood everywhere! What did you do to my friend!" I'm such a meanie.

The thing that grosses me out about getting your tongue pierced is that they take a chunk out of your tongue....I remember seeing a kid at school who kept that little piece in this glass necklace....soo gross!

hissy · Apr 21, 2004

I hear dentists are thrilled people are getting their tongues pierced because the piercing can chip teeth

tigger · Apr 21, 2004

Originally Posted by PumpkiCoki

The thing that grosses me out about getting your tongue pierced is that they take a chunk out of your tongue....I remember seeing a kid at school who kept that little piece in this glass necklace....soo gross!

eeeewwwwwwww

ghostuser · Apr 21, 2004

Originally Posted by hissy

I hear dentists are thrilled people are getting their tongues pierced because the piercing can chip teeth

Yes it can. People too often tap their ring on their teeth and can cause them to crack and chip off.

kiwideus · Apr 22, 2004

Originally Posted by hissy

I hear dentists are thrilled people are getting their tongues pierced because the piercing can chip teeth

Yup, it sure does, I have chips from mine. The noise drove my sister mad.

sweets · Apr 22, 2004

Not only does it chip teeth, but if done wrong, it can mess with your taste buds. A friend of mine had it done. The idiot put it in crooked, hit a nerve and now my friend can't taste anything on the right side of his tongue.

rosiemac · Apr 22, 2004

I'll never forget the day i was picking some flight tickets and a young girl stopped me to ask directions.

She appologised saying she could hardly speak as she'd just had her tongue pierced then proceeded to show me bundle of blood stained tissue she had!!

Just what i needed to see

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