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pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 12:10 PM
K so I'm going to be getting my tongue pierced soon. I wanted to know if u can notice it when u tlk?? Cause at my school you isn't allowed to have any facial or oral piercings.

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 12:14 PM
You will definitely be able to notice it when you talk, especially the first few days. Your tongue is going to be swollen and there will be a noticeable impairment in your speech. You will more than likely develop a lisp (most people do) because your tongue is trying to adjust to having a barbell through it. I got the lisp but it went away eventually.

As far as it being seen, if you are wearing flashy jewelry it is easier for it to be seen than if you wear a clear plastic barbell. No matter what jewelry you wear, you have to wear the barbell that it was pierced with for at least 6 weeks, and its long and shiny so its likely that at least one time you'll open your mouth just a little too much when you talk and someone will see it.

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 12:16 PM
Okay... but if I don't open my mouth too much or just talk normally would the principal or the teacher notice it? Cause I'm int eh office a lot and I'm always getting in by him so when I talk I don't want him to notice it

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 12:25 PM
There really is no way you can talk normally, especially when its swollen. You can try and fake it but it doesn't work, trust me. I tried faking it and people noticed my tongue ring right away.

Can I make a suggestion? If your mom is allowing you to get it pierced, get it pierced over the summer to allow it to heal and allow your tongue to adjust to it. Then when you are in school, you can wear a clear spacer. A spacer for your tongue will look like this, but it will be straight rather than curved (the pic below is for eyebrow, but it will look the same just without the curve.)


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When you aren't in school, then you can change it back to regular jewelry as you like.

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 12:27 PM
Cool. Im supposed to get it for christmas. Will I b able to change it after two weeks. I'm getting it done at The Ink Spot on Gladstone they said they can put a clear ball on the top is that a good idea will it be harder to notice besides the talking>?

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 12:35 PM
You can't change it until 6 weeks has passed. You need to give the piercing a chance to become stable enough to change the jewelry. Changing it too early can result in irritation and/or infection.

I can still see the clear balls on people's jewelry, so it may work, it may not work. Just keep in mind that the most important thing is that you do not get in trouble at school. The piercing is not worth it. I think personally it would be better for you to wait, but if you don't wait just make sure you do not get in trouble.

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 12:36 PM
Ok cool thanks. And when I had my snake bites I had one where it was like white on the inside of the mouth and it hurt. Why is that. I had to take it out. And will I die if I pierced my tongue myselfe?>

Wondergirl
Oct 6, 2007, 12:37 PM
I can always tell if someone has a tongue pierced. I can see the silver stud as the person's mouth opens and the tongue moves back and forth during speaking and I can hear the stud click against teeth.

There's no secret if a tongue is pierced.

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 12:37 PM
What do you mean white? You had white stuff coming out of the piercing? Or did you have something that looked like a blister?

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 12:42 PM
I had sumn that lookes like a blister

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 12:43 PM
Okay, that was more than likely scarring. Did you play with it a lot? Overclean it? Anything like that?

DENA
Oct 6, 2007, 12:54 PM
K so i'm gonna be getting my tongue pierced soon. I wanted to know if u can notice it when u tlk??? cause at my school you aint allowed to have any facial or oral piercings.
Yes you can notice it, you can see it and a person talks differently, my daughter has her's peirced, you also have to very careful of infection, she had to go to the hospital a couple times, once cause it turned black and another because of swelling and infection... very noticeable

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 12:56 PM
yes you can notice it, you can see it and a person talks differently, my daughter has her's peirced, you also have to very careful of infection, she had to go to the hospital a couple times, once cause it turned black and another because of swelling and infection...... very noticable

Eek! I hope she's OK! :eek:

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 12:59 PM
Ye I played with it a lot. And ye I proabbly over cleaned it lol.. And I hope your daughter was OK.

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 01:01 PM
Ye i played with it alot. And ye i proabbly over cleaned it lol.. And i hope your daughter was ok.

That's what you really have to be careful of. The same goes with your tongue piercing, if you play with it a lot, bite on it, suck on it, etc. things can and usually do go wrong. People always feel like they have to play with a piercing, when its really meant to just be left alone. It is an "ornament" for your body, I guess you could say, for looks. Its not meant to be a toy for you to play with all the time (not you, just people in general).

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 01:03 PM
O okay... okay so I get this tongue piercing right... is there ways to prevent fomr the teachers seeing it..

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 01:04 PM
O okay... okay so i get this tongue piercing right...is there ways to prevent fomr the teachers seeing it..?

No, not as long as you have jewelry in it.

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 01:05 PM
Damnit... I guess imma have to wait till it heals and get the retainer for it

nauticalstar420
Oct 6, 2007, 01:05 PM
That would be your best bet, but remember it takes 6 weeks to heal and you have to have jewelry in it at all times during that 6 weeks.

pierceaholic
Oct 6, 2007, 01:30 PM
Yep...

MizZtHAnG
Oct 17, 2007, 08:31 PM
No, not as long as you have jewelry in it.

Uum actually that's not true. There are clear balls that you can get it pierced wit and they are not noticeable. The only thing that is would be your speech impairment.. and that lasts fer about 2-7 days depending on the person entirely.. and another thing: you don't have to wait fer 6 weeks until you can change the ring. Its smarter to if yer really paranoid about getting it infected or whatever by the way its one of the hardest piercings to get infected because its in yer mouth but going on you Don't have to wait that long. The minimum is like 2 weeks.. and the thing that you would change is the length of yer bar. The shorter it is the easier it is to talk and vise versa..
So you if yer worried about anything else just ask.. but other than that I think yer totally fine.
Just remember to take gooood care of it. Constantly brush your teeth and tongue and use mouthwash preferably non-alchoholic kind. The ones wit alcohol in them one; sting and two; takes longer to heal.
Good luck!
<3

nauticalstar420
Oct 18, 2007, 12:30 PM
Sorry, but clear balls are still noticeable, just so the OP knows. If you use clear balls, be careful, the piercing is not worth getting in trouble at school over.

And to the OP, if you do get it, yes, please wait 6 weeks before changing the piercing. It is not yet stable after 2 weeks and you could cause problems if you change it at this time.

MizZtHAnG
Oct 18, 2007, 02:28 PM
Sorry, but clear balls are still noticeable, just so the OP knows. If you use clear balls, be careful, the piercing is not worth getting in trouble at school over.

And to the OP, if you do get it, yes, please wait 6 weeks before changing the piercing. It is not yet stable after 2 weeks and you could cause problems if you change it at this time.

Have you ever even had one?

nauticalstar420
Oct 19, 2007, 12:38 PM
have you ever even had one?

I have two, plus I am studying to be a piercer. It is best if you wait 6 weeks. People that change it before then and don't have problems are lucky, at best. Its just better for your piercing and your body if you take the proper precautions.

MizZtHAnG
Oct 22, 2007, 11:10 PM
I have two, plus I am studying to be a piercer. It is best if you wait 6 weeks. People that change it before then and dont have problems are lucky, at best. Its just better for your piercing and your body if you take the proper precautions.
Wait, what? You have two tongue rings?

nauticalstar420
Oct 23, 2007, 06:29 PM
wait, what? you have two tongue rings?

Yep, I have a regular (vertical) one, and I got a horizontal one done about a week ago. I love it! :)

AKaeTrue
Oct 23, 2007, 06:35 PM
Hey Erika! Where is the horizontal one at on the tongue?

nauticalstar420
Oct 23, 2007, 06:41 PM
Hey Erika! Where is the horizontal one at on the tongue?

Hey! Mine is behind my vertical one, its sort of like a surface piercing on my tongue, it doesn't go the length of my whole tongue horizontally, I know it sounds weird.. lol.

AKaeTrue
Oct 23, 2007, 06:45 PM
OK, I know what you're talking about.
That's pretty awesome...

Delicious
Oct 28, 2007, 10:26 AM
K so i'm gonna be getting my tongue pierced soon. I wanted to know if u can notice it when u tlk??? cause at my school you aint allowed to have any facial or oral piercings.
Of course don't u expect

biscuit123
Nov 29, 2007, 02:16 PM
heyah


My school doesn't allow oral piercings or facial piercings either and after a couple of weeks I could get a retainer in and you carnt notice it after that and to be honest unless you like open your mouth really wide when you talk you can't really notice it.
Or you can just cry when they tell you to take it out hehe :)

In2BodyArt
Jun 8, 2008, 07:16 AM
I just got a tongue piercing and my mother didn't know, I've had it for sometime now and she still has not seen it. Lock your jaw when, your talking, or just be mindful of how you speak, also if they ask what's up with your speech tell them you have a ulcer and it really hurts to speak. They only people who have noticed my tongue ring are the people I want to notice it. My mother is with C.I.A. I swear, and I got passed her...

Sandy10122
Dec 26, 2009, 02:45 PM
Hey Im 15 And I Want My tongue pierced. But my mum won't let me . You think if I get it pierced will she notice.
I had 5 piercing done in my ear and my mum didn't notice for like 5 weeks till I put my hair up.
So will you tell that I had my tongue pierced? I want it done but I don't want to get grounded for it .

rosanna-hope
Dec 26, 2009, 07:45 PM
Of course you can tell, the bar will bang against your teeth when you talk and you can't help it because the bar is quite big

ana19821982
Oct 22, 2011, 11:20 AM
I have to wait 3 months to change mines