Tongue Piercing Aftercare
The guys and gals crazy for tongue piercing are needed to be furnished with aftercare info so as to prevent a few awaiting complications. Though the tongue is bestowed naturally with an exceptional healing power, the individuals going for tongue piercing should be well aware of pain, swelling and infection affecting their tongue following the tongue piercing. Our tongue despite being capable of getting healed amazingly, sometimes take a long time in healing, depending upon the skin’s susceptibility or a mishandling by us, requiring a serious tongue piercing aftercare.
Some tongues heal within a few hours of theirs being pierced while there are many taking several days in getting healed perfectly. The tongues taking a long period of time in healing or recovering from the piercing wounds are needed to be applied tongue piercing aftercare in order prevent the pierced-tongue from infection, swelling and pain which in turn may pose a great risk to individual’s health as well.
Just after the tongue piercing done and barbell fixed over the pierced tongue, the tongue passes through a swelling, which is supposed to be common for an individual to experience. In order reduce swelling the individual should place small granules of ice and let them melt over the pierced tongue. Putting the ice granules or small ice cubes over the tongue will stop the swelling further and thus lessen the pain as well.
The youngsters seeking to implant a high quality steel barbell over their tongue enthusiastically do not hesitate in passing through a painful tongue piercing. But what they are needed to be more serious about is performing a tongue piercing aftercare so as to accomplish their target without any compunction.
- One of the most crucial tongue piercing aftercare warrants the individual not to opt for changing their current jewelry or barbell up to twelve months at least. The pierced tissues of the tongue being too mild and not as strong as they should be, cant sustain the impact of another jewelry the individual may seek to wear.
- Do not touch your tongue piercing with your unwashed fingers and clean the pierced tongue regularly.
- One of the most remarkable tongue piercing aftercare is rinsing your mouth with an effective anti-bacterial mouth rinse. Visit a nearby medical store seeking the best quality mouth rinse and you will be offered several tongue piercing aftercare mouth-rinse products to choose from.
- You may feel traumatic on noticing a yellow film over your pierced tongue as well. You can mistake it for an infection. But it’s not the matter of any anxiety as it substantiates the pierced tongue heading towards a healthy healing. Shed all kinds of fear from your mind which you may develop at its sight.
- A whitish circle around the barbell of your tongue also may draw your attention, causing a phobia of something unscrupulous. Don’t bother to do anything about it under the aftercare treatment as it is nothing except a hardened crust around barbell of healing wounds of your pierced tongue.
- Tighten regularly your barbell specially during the night before heading for sleep and in the morning just after brushing your teeth.
- Another tongue piercing aftercare calls you for shortening the barbell after around fifteen days of time in order to prevent any damage likely to be caused to your teeth.
- The harmful substances should be avoided under the tongue piercing aftercare. Epsom Salts, Table Salt, Hydrogen Peroxide, Betadine, Tea Tree Oil, Polysporin, Neosporin, etc should not be used even mistakenly, as they have got to worsen off tongue piercing complication by causing more injuries over the pierced tongue.
- Gargle with antibacterial Gly-Oxide to prevent infection over at your pierced tongue under tongue piercing aftercare.
- Do not consume hot and spicy foods. The barbell being made of high quality metal can get too hot and cause a severe inflammation and pain while the spices will cause a burning sensation to your tongue.
Iv had it done for 6 days now, and the swelling has gone down, but when i stick my tongue out i have like a swelled bump around the ball at the top and i cant change to a smaller bar because this bump makes the other bar to small, i also have a bit of white puss sorrounding the bottom hole, is that normal, my tongue feels fine otherwise, no pain
i just got my tongue pierced on monday, and its sunday now. i have the same problem, its like a weird feeling down the right side of my tongue, and it kinda makes the right side of my face in some areas sore every once in a while to. i think its because its off to the right side a bit, its not perfectly centred. seconds after i got it done i asked the piercer if it was normal to feel pain down the right side, and he said yeah its normal.. but i still feel it on day 6… is that weird?
Hey guys, had my tongue pierced 13th of May 2010, its been 2 days, and frankly, after reading everything everyone says on this, i have barely gone through any pain “except a bit in the morning”, even though i had to get it pierced twice in one night since the first one came out wrong. i’ve been on anti-inflammatory medicine “IBUPROFEN 400″ works like a charm for the swelling, and Advil or Panadol Acti-Fast. the ibuprofen takes effect within 15-20min and your tongue is almost back to normal, wears off after about 2-3 hours, but reading the instructions, its safe to take up to 6 pills a day, so you have a good 12hours of no lisps. the day after i got it pierced i had steak, it was weird at first and you learn how to maneuver your tongue when you’re chewing, i have to admit i did bite down on the stud a couple of times but the pain is instant and goes just as fast. i haven’t quit smoking, but have a bottle of Listerine OR Regular mouthwash around after every smoke, and every meal.
Now for the yellow crust thing ontop of your tongue, and the white gewy thing under your tongue, its a result of not being able to swallow properly, nothing to do with healing, it was a bit painfull, but this morning i noticed it was getting a tiny bit yellow around the stud, get a NEW toothbush, slap on some tooth paste, and just brush your tongue, mostly around the stud and behind, brush the stud itself if you can handle the pain. ive 3 proper meals today, and the there is no pain at all aslong as you eat nice and slow so you know how to handle your tongue again.
So OverAll : Pierced 48hours ago, ZERO bleeding after the first 20min of getting it pierced “the 2nd time”, smoked that same night, ate that same night, Rock Salt in Ice water works nicely with the swelling if you dont have any ibuprofen around.Mouth wash or listerine 4-5 times a day, 1 time after every meal. there is BARELY any pain with the ibuprofen and Advil or Panadol Acti-Fast. oh and BY THE WAY, the stud i have in is pretty tight, not loose at all, i was freaking out at first, but its all cool, have a new set of studs just waiting to replace this one, i will wait the full length of 2 weeks before changing it. ive gone to the clinic to have my tongue checked, and according to the doctor, my tongue is 100% OK, no signs of any infection what so ever. the hype everyone builds up is just stupid, apart from the morning pain since you havent had any anti-inflammatory medicine, the only thing that burns is the listerine, since you want to keep it in your mouth of a while to let the tongue soak up nicely in it, your inner cheeks and sometimes gums will burn along with your tongue. but thats as bad as it gets.
Whoever wants to get their tongue pierced, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE AFTER PAIN. have a stock of Anti-inflammatory pills and mild pain killers and Listerine and or any other type of mouthwash. watch people get their tongues pierced on youtube and you’ll see that there is NO PAIN, and the aftercare is just has easy and painless.
i’ll get back to you guys in 10 days when i change out my stud, and if i get any of the yellow / white gewy thing
right, im getting my tongiue pierced in about 2 weeks.
im not scared at all im just abit worried about this job i want.
(hostess) because apperantly your not aloud no piercings on show or tattos(not that i have any tattos). will this affect my future? and im not shore if my boyfriend will be too fussed on my tongue piercing either\”? help anyone? xxxxxx
i got mine done,it is THE BEST THING EVER!mt tongue keeps bleeding though,anyone know why?please help..:(
I got my tongue pierced yesterday. The piercing process did not hurt at all, except for the clamps that were used to hold my tongue in place.
I was expecting my tongue to be extremely swollen last night and first thing this morning, but so far no swelling. It doesn’t hurt, just some discomfort and tenderness throughout the day. Taking ibuprofen to help reduce any potential swelling and discomfort. Also rinsing with 1/2 listerine and 1/2 water mix several times throughout the day to keep it clean.
I can hardly wait until a couple weeks pass so I can go back and get changed into a shorter bar. The current one is extra long and makes any kind of eating difficult. But I am doing good with lots of ice water.
omg so i got my second tongue piercing yesterday june42010 i mean it doesnt hurt as bad as the first one i mean the mild tongue tingling and my bottom barbell being a little tight im good!!! i mean the swelling went down in about 20 mintues and i was able to eat food lol!!!! i mean in the morning there is swelling of course!! but that was this morning i guess ill re update in about 2weeks when i go back and check it out!!! wait im going to the dr. on monday i will have her check it out and make sure it is fine….if it is then ill update in 2weeks if it isnt then i will update about my badd experience!!!! luv ya ciao gotta go get dressed
So i got mine pierced today && it didn’t hurt one bit either. Usually i have alot of trouble with pain and piercings. I’ve got my tragus, rook, && nose done and all of those hurt wayyyy more than my tongue. I’m just scared about sleeping with it && eating with it. I’ve been eating ice ever since i got it done so hopefully it’ll keep the swelling down.
i got mii tongue pierced yesterday by hand but at a shop anyways didnt hurt at all i just cant chew mii food but im in need of a smoke… oh n about using listerine do not gurgle more than 3 times a day cuz im a nurse n by gargling too much mouth wash you not only kill bad bacteria but also the good ones that ward off infection but everyones diff lucky you whoever can smoke im too afraid of infection even tho i know its hardly gonna hapen to meh but just sayin as a nurse ive seen way too much grossness wit infection bleeech
i had my tounge pierced yesturday and so far i have had minimal pain i havent took and painkillers because there has been no need . I only had a tiny bit of pain when he actuly pierced it lol i was really scared about having it done tho as i have only ever had my ears pierced befor lol ( i have a few tattoos but there were nothing ) the one thing i am scared about is infection i have been reading your comment and now extra worried as i have been using mouth wash abotu 20 times a day because i was told after every drink and every time i smoke so i might call the docors in the morn get an appointment just to check lol ( im a hypacondriact – gett worried about the stuipidest of things ) also everyone on here seems able to eat i cant all i can eat is ice cream , tip tops , and suck soup through a straw – is this normal because i tryed to eat bit it felt discusting in my mouth lol and i just kept biting the bar ? some one let me know please lol x
kirsty x
16th june 2010
Don’t eat dairy products (like icecream) in the first few months because dairy has yeast, and that can cause a yeast infection.
well, as far as i know the information that u guys was saying nd that i was looking up sounds similar. im gttn my tongue pierced this friday. nd im hella nervous. i hear all these rumors talking about my teeth messing up or sumthn. i hav nice teeth nd i don’t want them 2 fall out. lol. whats the deal with that?
I’m on day 6 and this is the first good day I’ve had since the piercing. Per most people, it is painless to be pierced in the tongue. Unfortunatly, I was one of the people who was in pain. I was pretty intense. The following 5 days were hard. I’ve taken way more than the recommended dose of Advil every day except today. I love my piercing…even though it was painful and even though its kind of crooked. I have a moderate to high pain tolerance, so I was just one of those who had a difficult time. Sounds like most people have less of a bad time. Just be prepared, still do it, but dont be mistaken into thinking its a cakewalk even if u have a high pain tolerance. I love mine and no one at work even knows I have it. You cant see it when I talk. Good luck!
the pain was intense for me. but it’s morning two and i can eat blueberries now. its hurts a bit to… but not to badly. and im so glad i have something solid.
I’m a little worried about the dairy thing.. all yesterday i was eating cream soups and i had an icedcapp to help the swelling and help wake me up.
Ive had my tongue pierced for 11 days now. I love it. But I have some bad days with it. It goes from normal and manageable to intolerable. Im goingt o chicago soon for the taste of Chicago festival and i reallllyyyy hope i can eat lots of great food. I’ll probably go to a tattoo shop there and have them switch it to a shorter on just to be safe. Im too chicken to change it myself. But i HAIGHLY reccommend it to everyone. I habe my ears tongue and niples pierced and all of them were worth it. (especially the nipples) but yeah get it done its a lot of work for a little while but its DEFINATELY WORHT IT
if you guys are worries about it messing up your teeth, you can have the barbells changed into silver silicon balls so its not so hard on your teeth and cant shatter them!
hey guys .
i just got mine pierced about 3 days ago . I don’t really have any pain besides in the morning or sometimes if I am eating something . But other than that it’s really not that bad . My tongue is still really swolen though so i am just waiting for that to go down so i can get it switched I am excited bout having it (:
I just had my tongue pierced thurs july 15th an it didn’t swell up at all. I ate french fries an a hamburger two hours after gettin mine done. Take some Ibphrophen before you go an you should be fine. I have had no pain, the length of the barbell is aggervating because it’s too big an causes me to slur my words, I’m ready to go ahead an change it out.
i just pierced my tongue(myself)yesterday-26th July 2010, and apart from the soreness in the morning which went away immediately after i drank a very very cold glass of water, it is very fine.the swelling is so mild that i can’t even tell if it is actually there and it doesn’t hurt at all. in fact i ate a whole meal last night and it wasn’t that bad either: i hope i don’t get an infection, but why would i right?
Hello All, I got my piercing yesterday. I felt it, but I cant say that it really HURT. There was barely any swelling until this morning. I couldn’t eat ice all day at work, so everything was a little awkward. I just tried not to talk too much. AS SOON as i got home I took some ibuprofen and proceeded to allow the ice to melt on my tongue and the swelling has drastically subsided. My throat kind of hurts though… has this happened to anyone?? Looking forward to the shorter bar!
Hi all, I got my piercing done on the 9th of August, The person who pierced my tongue told me to come back in a weeks time, just keeping my fingers cross that he shortens it. Because I need to be eating properly. I have experienced a white sore underneath my tongue that came from the barbell, no different in color on top. It is difficult to brush my tongue. @ Samantha i’ve not experience any pain to the throat. I am really looking forward to the shorter bar as well.
Hey i just got mine done 2day it dident hurt when it was done but it dose now. And yea samantha i have a sore throat 2. found it hard 2 eat
but love having it at last. just want the swelling 2 go down 
Hey guys.
I got my tongue pierced 5 days ago. I don’t think it hurt at all and had no pain afterwards. It was just uncomfortable moving my tongue around obviously but after a couple of days the movement was a lot easier. It’s still swollen which is starting to get pretty annoying but at least I can eat.
I’m hope the swelling will go down a lot tomorrow because I would like to change the bar down asap.
I definitely don’t regret it though and love it. Can’t wait to show it off
Hey Sim, yeah i got my tongue pierced, i cant work out if its 5 or 6 days ago but mine is still swollen too =( it doesn’t hurt though so I don’t know if it is something to worry about or not :/