I just thoguth aobut tongue piercing and began imagining how mad it would be. Having a piece of metal in your mouth. I want to get one of these when I'm older, because its pretty easy to hide, and doesn't make you seem like a punk or anything (unlike eyebrow studs or anything.

Can people tell me the adv and disadv from experience?

Id like to know a few questions like these:

Can you taste the metal in your mouth?
Does it hurt when you eat something salty?
Does it hurt when you pierce it at all?
If so, for how long after?
Does it really make it hard to speak?
What criticism do you get from it? Do people say your showing off, or are emo or anything?

Hey,

It will be annoying for a while but you get used to it
It will hurt for a week or two when you eat anything but after that it should be fine
It will hurt a bit its not that bad
At first it will be hard to talk cause you will have to get used to it
If you really want it get it done don't worry about other peoples attitudes its for you to like not them..

Good luck

Well, I just like the idea of having some metal in your mouth, so like when your bored you can fiddle with it a bit. Just don't like the disadv that come with it. Thanks a lot!

It will hurt the firt week... and during that period it will be very to eat, when I had mine done I was forced to live with soup for a whole week!

I have had mine done 2 times and the pain is not as bad as you would think mine hurt for 2 days but after the swelling went down it was fine it takes a while to get used to it but I have had mine done for about a year now and I can't feel it at all and it has in no way changed my speech or how people see me they don't even know it is there

I too have had my tongue pierced twice. I took it out the first time because I thought I was too old for it and then I ended up missing it. The swelling goes away after a few days, well at least for me it did. You end up growing attached to it. It sounds crazy, but I believe it to be true. I ended up chipping part of a tooth when I was eating. I've accidentally swallowed my tongue ring when I was eating because it had become loose, one of the balls wasn't screwed/clicked in. (No I didn't look for it when it passed. LOL) I say go for it. I loved it. One tip. If you are going to give fellatio, make sure you change the longer tongue ring that you're pierced with to a shorter one so as to not cause pain. I, ahem, heard it hurts? *cough*

I have my tongue pierced twice and am an apprentice in a tattoo shop for piercing hope fully i can help you...


Can you taste the metal in your mouth? No you can't taste the metal in your mouth i mean at first it feels weird but you get used to it

Does it hurt when you eat something salty? When you first get your tonuge pierced your not supposed to eat anything salty until it is healed but that doesn't stop people. It doesn't hurt, but you have to wash your mouth out with mouthwash after you put anything into your mouth

Does it hurt when you pierce it at all? You feel a pinch when the needle goes through... thats it...
If so, for how long after? About a week depends on how fast you heal

Does it really make it hard to speak? I have two of them and i talk fine some people don't even realize that i have my tongue pierced at all let alone 2 times... and after the swelling of the tongue goes down you talk ok... that is if it even swells at all

What criticism do you get from it? Do people say your showing off, or are emo or anything? no... and who cares what people think

The only potential downside is that you can chip teeth or bridgework, so a $20 piercing can cost you $300 in dental repairs...

The only potential downside is that you can chip teeth or bridgework, so a $20 piercing can cost you $300 in dental repairs...
I have had my tongue pierced since I was 18 and no I have two tongue rings in my tongue and I just went to see my dentist and my teeth are perfect I think that that only depends on how much you play with it...

o OK here's how it goes I got my tongue pierced it didn't hurt at all I can only eat puddin and that's most likely going to be that way until I change it because the piercing stud is too big for my mouth and I can't chew it don't hurt now and no you can't taste the metal:p

o ok heres how it goes i jus got my tongue pierced it didnt hurt at all i can only eat puddin and thats most likely gunna b dat way until i change it because the piercing stud is too big for my mouth and i can't chew it dont hurt now and no u can't taste the metal:p


Well, that doesn't sound too cool to me! Only puddings and you can't chew? Jeez!

OK 1 I doesn't not hurt it hurts like an earing
2 you can eat things with salt your suppose to wash it out with salt water 24/7
3 itan easy place for parents not to notice
Oh and you can't taste the metal.

"3 itan easy place for parents not to notice"


Oh, yeah well that's a good way to get them on your side...
Going behind your parent's back with piercings or tats will
Only backfire and cause endless grief.

I just thoguth aobut tongue piercing and began imagining how mad it would be. Having a piece of metal in your mouth. I wanna get one of these when im older, cos its pretty easy to hide, and doesnt amke u seem like a punk or anything (unlike eyebrow studs or anything.

Can people tell me the adv and disadv from experience?

Id like to know a few questions like these:

Can you taste the metal in your mouth?
Does it hurt when you eat something salty?
Does it hurt when u pierce it at all?
If so, for how long after?
Does it really make it hard to speak?
What criticism do you get from it? Do poeple say ur showing off, or are emo or anything?

No u can't taste the metal at all
For the first week you can't eat any solids, you should stick to things like soup, ice cream and shepards pie as its smooth, when the swelling goes down you can't as you wish.
I didn't feel it when I got mine pierced, and believe me IM TERRIFIED of needles lol, but id say getting your ears pierced are worse, it doesn't hurt at al!
Ur tongue swells up though the day after but doesn't hurt one bit and its not nippy at all, its just funny to speak, but easy to understand. It only takes a week for the swelling to go down, just keep suckin ice, but I never and I was fine.
I have had no critism at all. People like it, I think its ace, and I love playing with it.

Ull be fine hope that helps :D

I peirced my own tongue in my bathroom when I was 15 years old, and I've had it about a year now, and I still love it! No, u can't taste the metal, but for the first week it is very swollen and it is hard toeat anything!(luckily I had a free supply of smoothies that week)!LOL but yeah I still love it, and it gets people 's attention and it looks badass, yet still not like a punk or anything. Some morning my tongue swells up a lot because I chew on it sometimes at night, but I bought a slightly bigger barbell which fixed everything! Now if you're a teenage girl and u want it pierced... well lets just say don't be to surprised if people think of you as a slut! Srry, but I see it all the time. But if you want to do it go for it, it really not that painful, I pierced my tongue, ears, nose, nipples, eyebrow, lip, and belly button 4 times, and out of all of those, my nipples hurt the most, and the tongue was the least painful next to the earlobes...

I got mine done four days ago, and I'll answer your questions from my personal experience... But remember: piercings are different with everybody! Tongue piercings and the healing process all depend on a few things: location of the piercing, how well you take care of it, and how your body heals.


Answers:

-No, you can't taste metal in your mouth. Its stainless steel, it doesn't have a taste lol. Just like the spoon you eat with at dinner time doesn't taste.
-I actually found out today that it does hurt when you eat a something a little salty [mcdonalds french fries =P ] but I just took a sip of coke and washed it away. No problem.
-When I got it pierced, there was a little sting and my eyes watered a little. Probably from my nervousness. But I felt a little pinch, then it was over. Nothing to it.
-It's been four days, almost five, and mine is still a LITTLE swollen. Not even noticeably. I'm taking excellent care of it too. Some people say that I wasn't going to be able to eat whole foods for a week or so, but I ate five pieces of pizza the day after I got it done, and mexican food the night of the piercing...
-Nobody's even noticed my piercing unless I've actually shown them.. So NO it doesn't affect my speech at all. Although, now that the swelling is going down, I can sense a slight lisp when I say my S's, due to the extra long bar it was pierced with, but no one else notices it.
-Everyone at school loves my piercing! All through the day people ask me all kinds of questions, just like the ones you asked... and to be quite honest, people call me a freak [in the good way ;) ] now that I've got my tongue pierced. Guys think its cool =]

HOPE THIS HELPS!
-Kh

I just got my tongue done today and it honestly did not hurt as much as I thought it would. I got my lebre done today also and it hurt a lot worse than my tongue did. It hurt at first but I'm getting use to it.

Well I had my tongue pierced since last February and I'm 14. When you get it they use the metal buh no you don't taste it. Buh take my advice when you get home put ice on it so the swelling goes down if there even is any. I had my tongue pierced twice. Once by my friend which was reeally not smart. And the second by a professional I also have my belly button pierced. Buh after you eat use mouth wash because the food might get in your hole. If you smoke use mouthwash after that also. I at soup for a good week and a half. Don't play with it too much because you might tear the hole and that's not fun. When it heals use the plastic balls because you don't want to chip your teeth [you may chip your teeth with the plastic buh I don't think that is possible. Me I like using the metal ones. But that's just me. Good luck [:

i peirced my own tongue in my bathroom when i was 15 years old, and ive had it about a year now, and i still love it!! no, u can't taste the metal, but for the first week it is very swollen and it is hard toeat anything!(luckily i had a free supply of smoothies that week)!LOL but yeah i still love it, and it gets people 's attention and it looks badass, yet still not like a punk or anything. some morning my tongue swells up alot becasue i chew on it sometimes at night, but i bought a slightly bigger barbell which fixed everything! now if your a teenage girl and u want it pierced..... well lets just say dont be to surprised if people think of u as a slut! srry, but i see it all the time. but if u want to do it go for it, it really not that painful, i pierced my tongue, ears, nose, nipples, eyebrow, lip, and belly button 4 times, and outta all of those, my nipples hurt the most, and the tongue was the least painful next to the earlobes...

Not to me mean . But are you a male because if you pierced your belly button that's kind of queer buh amazing [: I keep telling my male friends they should pierce theirs but theyyell at me and . Lmao buh yeah just wondering

I reccently got mine pierced about 2 weeks ago. It didn't hurt when I got it done it just felt like a pinch. It does feel a little weird in your mouth at first but it get's a lot better when the swelling starts to go down. For me it wasn't hard to talk o the first day because it wasn't swelled yet.. but the 2nd 3rd and 4th day it was a little painful to say certain words. It took mine about a week until I was able to eat normally again without it hurting.You might not even get that much swelling so that would be awsome if you didn't. You can't taste the metal in your mouth at all... personally I think it woul;d be better to stay away from salty food just to be on the safe side. And uhmm criticism.. mm not really a lot of people know about mine. I know people use to think Ohhh what are you using that for... obviosuly they though for sexual reasons. But for me it's NOT like that AT ALL :P I find it's a awsome looking piercing. It's one of my favourite out of my ears nose and belly button. Go for it.. don't worry about what oher people have to say. :)
Hope that helps you, take caree :D

Everything depends on you. Your pain tolerance how well you take care of it. It does hurt not getting it done but after words it does. I had mine done but the piercer put the smallest bar bell in so I had no room for my tongue to swell up which caused more pain for me.

Can you taste the metal in your mouth?- No it just feels strange having it there for a little while

Does it hurt when you eat something salty?- It hurts eating things in general, try to drink soup or mashed potatoes with gravy as its easy to swallow

Does it hurt when you pierce it at all?- I only felt it when the needle went through the top of my tongue, its more uncomfortable when the bar is inserted

If so, for how long after?- Ive had mine done for 3 days now, it is still a bit painful but its getting better and the swelling is beginning to go down

Does it really make it hard to speak?- I am finding it difficult to speak without it being painful but I have to answer phones at work and be clear so I'm straining it a lot more.

What criticism do you get from it? Do people say your showing off, or are emo or anything?- no I haven't really had any criticism about it, some people like it, some people don't but its how you feel about it that matters so go for it :)

I wanted my tongue pierced for the longest & was scared to go thro with it because of most of your same question - Finally I just gathered up the courage & said F it ! Now time like the present. I believe it was worth it.

Can you taste the metal in your mouth?
I could taste the metal for about the first hour, This is only because the surgical steel is fresh & sanitized before given to the tatt studio.

Does it hurt when you eat something salty?
I must say I never had any real problems with salt after having it piercing, Although pepper, garlic, and hott sauce are a definite no-no for the first week or so.

Does it hurt when you pierce it at all?
I will not lie to you, Pain varies for everyone. Everyone has a different pain threshold so it is nearly impossible to tell you just how it will feel. In my personal experience I have a rather high pain tolerance, The only part of the actual piercing process that put me in any discomfort was when they clamp your tongue to hold it still as they put the needle thro, I did watch the process & could feel the needle go all the way thro my tongue but at no point in time during the piercing process did it hurt. Afterwards however is different, Mild discomfort is expected for up to a week after you get it pierced. I found sucking on ice helped keep the swelling down and also keep it parcially numb to decrease the pain. A mild pain reliever such as motrin does wonders.

If so, for how long after?
Mine began to hurt as soon as it began swelling, Everyone's rate of swelling is also different. Mine began swelling the nxt day & brought along a mild pain. Nothing too horrible though. It is bareable & only last for about 4 or 5 days.

Does it really make it hard to speak?
At first you may have a small lisp, But as you become use to having it in you will almost forget that it is there after about 1 or 2 months & the lisp should subside within about 2 weeks if not less.

As for people & their comments, Pfff - Forget them :) It is your body, Your piercings, Your money - Do with it what you will - JUST TAKE CARE OF IT !

As for the down sides ? Yes, There are several. I am by NO MEANS trying to talk you out of a tongue piercing but I feel before you make a decision about putting a permanate hole in your body you should know ALL of the possibilities -
1. While having a tongue ring can be entertaining in times of boredum weither it be biting it or clicking it against your teeth as I often find myself doing it is veryy hazardous to your teeth & it is veryy common for people with tongue rings to have chipped teeth. ( DO
2.

(DO NOT PLAY WITH IT THE FIRST WEEK YOU HAVE IT, IT WILL INCREASE PAIN, HEALING TIME, & ADD SWELLING)
2.When you go in to get your tongue pierced you will have to sign a waver, I do admit this is probably the scariest part of getting your tongue pierced because you are literally putting your life in their hands.. .
When getting a tongue ring.. .
-Your body can reject the new hole.
-If swelling is too rapid it can swell to point of closing throat & blocking airways.
-You can swollow your tongue, Weird I know - But possible.
-They can hit the main vain going through your tongue while piercing & this will cause you to bleed to death, that is why it is VITAL you follow the instructions they give you.

These are the only downsides I have found while having a tongue ring other then occasionally biting it while you eat - Very painful for your teeth.
Other then this all I can say is once you get it pierced for the FIRST THREE WEEKS every time you EAT, DRINK, SMOKE, etc. rinse with LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASH - worth the buy & if you do not HIGH CHANCE OF INFECTION - Tongue is the WORST thing on your body that could get infected.

Hope I have helped & shown you both sides of the case.

You won't taste the metal it will just be anoing for a week or 2 but you need to get used to it. It will hurt a little bit a meen you are getting a needle put thro your tongue but its not that bad. A wouldn't eat anything that you have to chew a lot because the bar just gts in the way. Your tongue will swell up but after a few days it'll go down probs 4 or 5.

Your advised to clean it after every time you eat or smoke


And you shouldn't care what other people think, if you wnt to pierce it go for it

Good luck :)

No you can't taste the mental they use a special metal for this for that purpose. It hurts for about 1 week, but it takes about 3 weeks for the swelling to go down. Advil, and the antiseptic , are you're best friends keep them both with you at all times.

I've had my piercing about two weeks I just changed from I'm long bar to a short one I love it I can't taste any metal I don't play with it a lot and the way I talk nobody knows I have it

I got my tongue pierced about 6 weeks ago. I haven't changed the bar yet, but I'm thinking about doing that soon. When I got it done it didn't hurt at all. It's just a little pinch when the needle gos through. Mine swelled a little bit but it didn't really hurt and it wasn't swelled to the point to where I couldn't talk it just sounded like I had spit in my mouth.. lol.. I didn't taste any metal, and I haven't at all. Honestly I love it, I love playing with it and so does my boyfriend. Lmao So I say if you want it done go get it you don't have a ting to worry about. Ohh yeaahh as far as eating gos, I ate pizza the night I got mine done, and pork chops the next day, it didn't hurt.. was just a little hard.. just be careful you don't bite on your bar, that hurts!

Heyy (:

I just got my piercing 2 days ago & I hope my answers & advice will help you -


Can you taste the metal in your mouth?
- No you can't taste the metal ; its like eatinq with a spoon or fork NO TASTE :]


Does it hurt when you eat something salty?
- No it doesn't hurt when you eat something salty BUT wash your mouth out after every little thing you eat!


Does it hurt when you pierce it at all?
- It didn't hurt to get my tongue pierced. People say it hurts so much but I didn't feel a thing & it took the guy to do it in 1 min.


If so, for how long after?
- it usually takes about a week. Mine isn't swollen & doesn't hurt at all.


Does it really make it hard to speak?
- NO. its just a state of mind, you can speak fine.


What criticism do you get from it? Do people say your showing off, or are emo or anything?
- SCREW WHAT PEOPLE THINK ; but if you're the type to impress then that's a personal prob & you'd just have to get over it

I just got it done today, and I must say that it didn't hurt when I had it don't but the healingm is horrible! Im hating it atm!! Drink plenty of water! (:

I'm thinking of getting my tongue peirced in too days and I've been searching all the websites but I'm only 14 but my 2 mates got there's done 1 got it last week and another 8 mounths ago the one that got it done last week took it out cuse she bent it when she tried to eat whole food but I don't no what do shall I or what? Will it hurt?

y to brake the no news to u guyes but it really does hurt... I am 17 and a female,, and it hurt hella everybody told me my nose was ganna hurt the most well they lied... I got mine done today and it hurts my nose didn't hurt that bad though but I regret my tongue in a way but its all good though I'm living with it... I kindof like it execept I knt eat nothing
but good luck tho=]

my opinion everyone's diffret

I'm 14 and I have my bellie pierced and I've had that done for nearly a year now but I've been pestering my mum for the past couple of months or so to letting me have my tongue pierced but when I was 12 I chipped my front tooth by swinging around on these bars and then I went to the dentist to get it filled, but with the previous comments am scared of getting my tongue pierced in case I chip my tooth again and do you think if I get it pierced the minute I have the bar in my mouth it will chip my tooth?

I want to get my tongue pierced but I'm so scared that it will hurt! I mean look at how fat the tongue is surely that hurts a lot,right?

Okay I got my tongue pierced a few days ago . One , you can't taste metal in your mouth . Lol , but some people tell me your breath can start smelling like you've been sucking on quarters ? I don't know , hasn't happened to me yet .

You're not supposed to eat salty foods but if you do , use mouthwash straight afterwards . But if your tongue is like mine , you won't be able to eat any solid foods right now anyway .

Mines still really swollen so some people say after around 4 days it stops swelling , some say for two weeks , I guess it just depends . But mine is really swollen .

It doesn't hurt honestly when it's pierced , it hurt less than any of my other piercings except my ear lobe piercings and I have 12 piercings . The after healing process SUCKS though . I'm going though it right now .

I talk pretty normal even though my tongues swollen so I think it's just a state of mind . Some times you can tell but that is just because my tongue is huge .

Just make sure you use mouthwash after anything goes in your mouth .

And some people say if you have a tongue ring you give better 'head' but I mean , who cares what people think of you . People are going to judge anything you do so make sure if you like something , do it without worrying about others . (:

I just got my tongue pierced yesterday and it hurted soooo damn bad... I took it out because I couldn't eat anything w/o it hurting and I love my food... I always wanted it done but now that I know how it feels its REALLY NOT worth it !