![]() Keep your head high, preferably with double pillows when you go to sleep, and try not to talk too much. By sucking on ice cubes and drinking ice water, you help the body keep the swelling down and soften the feeling in the mouth. Swelling - You can expect your piercing to be very swollen for several days, the swelling goes down gradually over about a month. If you like your piercing, make sure to keep the jewelry in. These piercings can grow very quickly without jewelry in, sometimes in just a few minutes! This is especially true of tongue piercings. Jewelry can be changed after healing or on the recommendation of your piercer, but should never be removed during healing even for short periods. Oral piercings often heal quickly and easily, often between 6 - 10 weeks, provided you take care of them. General care instructions for all Oral piercings: As with all stretching, it should be done gradually - not faster than one size a month, preferably slower. The tongue is usually very easy to stretch, so an enlargement of the hole is an option after healing. In the same way, you can buy balls separately if you would like a different color or shape later. Our rods have unscrewable balls at both ends, so it is possible to replace only the rod. ![]() The length of the rod is longer initially, to allow swelling and can be changed to a shorter rod after the healing time (about 4-8 weeks). Rings are not recommended for healing as they are not compatible with the swelling and can cause tooth damage. Initial healing jewelry is generally a straight barbell of 1.6mm or 2.0mm. In general, it is recommended not to pierce the tip of the tongue with a ring, as there is a greater risk of problems with wear, loosening and tooth damage. As these pass through the muscles, they are more sensitive than the usual placement and should not be considered a regular tongue piercing. These are alternatively called snake bites or venoms, both with references to the snake's bite and teeth. In the middle of the tongue where the piercing is done, you do not have as much feeling at all.Īlternatively, pairs of tongue piercings can be performed, with a rod on each side of the center placed through the muscles. Many people think that it is a very painful procedure to pierce the tongue, but most of the feeling you have in the tongue is along the edges of the tongue (at the muscles). The placement is made between the two muscles that make up the tongue. Tongue piercings are generally placed vertically in the middle of the tongue, in front of the tongue string (frenulum linguae) which attaches the tongue to the bottom of the oral cavity. The modern tongue piercing, which consists of a barbell (rod), through the middle of the tongue, saw its birth about 30 years ago and in recent years has exploded in popularity so much that it has the status of a fashion necessity. The Maya Indians are also believed to have practiced ritual piercings. These are for ritual purposes only and are not worn as permanent jewelry. To our knowledge, there is very little historical data on permanent tongue piercings, although companions of certain Hindu cults are known to insert decorative arrows through their oral tissue, when under trans-like conditions. The risk of inhaling the jewelry and puncturing the lungs is also an extremely unusual event (Of all the thousands of tongues we have pierced, we have never heard of a single case). You also may not get cancer because of the jewelry, or have to quit smoking forever (although reduced nicotine intake during healing helps). ![]() Contrary to popular rumors, your tongue will not lose sensation, bleed forever, fall out, rot or never contract. Tongue piercings are one of the most popular piercings today and thus the source of most questions and misinformation. For more info and aftercare advice, fold out the text below by pressing the +. ![]()
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