Tongue Peircing

[ASH]

I have been thinking of getting it done. Anyone got story's. Bad or good that could change my view on the subject.

 

[Mercule]

My sister did it a few years back. She still talks kinda funny, but it's only marginally noticible.

Oh, and a guy once told me that it hurts worse than a Prince Albert. Having neither, I can't confirm.

 

[jgbrowning]

I had my tongue pierced. Didn't seen to hurt much and had it for close to a year. I took it out to clean the bar and within 4 hours it had healed over, so be aware: areas with lots of blood vessels can heal very fast.

joe b.

 

[fusangite]

I have to quote the Kurtwood Smith character from That 70s Show. Although he was speaking about the advisability of dropping a bowling bowl on the sofa, I think he asked a profound question which you should fully address before moving forward: "What good could come of it?"

 

[Umbran]

Bad or good that could change my view on the subject.

Aside from the pain and possibility of infection?

The persistant presence of a hunk of metal in your mouth does not bode well for your teeth. Over time, even the gentle tapping of the metal on your teeth can mean bad things for your enamel - meaning higher risk of tooth decay.

 

[ASH]

Good? I have to admit i rarely wonder if good will come out of it. Its just something i have always pondered doing...Reasoning... Cause I think it looks neat. Tattoo's are the same way. So its nothing that I HAVE to have done. Just something that i have thought about. Would like to do, and know pretty much no one that has had problems with them.

 

[Krieg]

Give some serious consideration to Umbran's points.

http://www.canoe.ca/Health0205/20_jones-sun.html
http://www.cheshire-med.com/programs/chi/toothtips/tongues.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2931704.stm

 

[reveal]

Good? I have to admit i rarely wonder if good will come out of it. Its just something i have always pondered doing...Reasoning... Cause I think it looks neat. Tattoo's are the same way. So its nothing that I HAVE to have done. Just something that i have thought about. Would like to do, and know pretty much no one that has had problems with them.

A little advice when it comes to tatooes: Never ever, ever, ever get a tattoo because you "think it looks neat." I have 8 tattoos myself and plan to get more but I have seen MANY people, young and old, get tattoos because they are "neat." They're permanent people!

 

[ASH]

Why exactly is it wrong for someone to get something done because it looks neat? Permancy makes little difference. If you want it, what ever the reason is, you want it. Personally the tattoo's I plan on getting have much more meaning to me. But, if i did get something cause it was neat, i dont really see the problem. Reasoning does not matter to me, what does is if it will cause major damage to my taste senses, teeth, ect....

 

[Tetsubo]

My wife got her tongue pierced while writing an article about the artist doing the work. She said that it was only mildly painful. I rather liked it. Though she did talk like Sylvester the Cat for a week. She had to take it out for some surgery and her Mother wouldn't give it back... her Mother did not like the piercing...