Looking for a more stylish form of piercing? Planning for getting a pierced tongue?

This type of piercing is gaining popularity among youngsters. These are more common in females. Do you know it is the fourth most popular piercing type among American women? Moreover, around 28 percent of the respondents between 18 and 29 stated that they like tongue piercings for women.

What is tongue piercing?

Basically, it is a form of body piercing which will be made directly through the midpoint of your tongue. It is one of the most admired forms in the western culture. While it is majorly done through the center of the tongue, there can be other types of piercings as per the placement of jewelry.

Besides being stylish and classy form of piercing, there is one more thing you need to know. The downside is that it can also pose several threats to your health. From injuries to severe infections, it can be a reason for number of problem which you will encounter later. Here are listed some of the major risks associated with tongue piercing.

1. Your tongue bleeds: The tongue is a muscle which is made up of soft tissue filled with blood. Hence, when pierced through it leads to prolonged bleeding. In many cases, bleeding can last longer than others. It happens when the wound gets less exposure to oxygen. If you feel it out of control, you need an immediate medical assistance.
2. Dentalproblems are evident: Do you know it can injure your teeth, gums or soft tissues like lip? This happens if the tongue piercing is done wrong. The other case is if your tongue jewelry strikes the teeth and the palate. This can cause dental fracture with the tongue ornaments.
3. Nerve damage is possible: Just like dental problems, tongue piercings can also damage your nerves. This can hamper your taste and ability to sense temperature in later stage. So you might burn your mouth tissue while having very hot cup of coffee, as you fail to sense the temperature.
4. It can cause infection: Experts believe that you are more prone to infection while getting your tongue pierces as compared to any other form of piercing. The reason is quite obvious. Your tongue is excessively teemed with bacteria. Now when it is pierced, these bacteria make their way into the tissues of your tongue, and worst in the blood. And this causes a serious infection. Moreover, the risk of infection increases manifolds when piercing is done with some contaminated equipment. In worst case, it can triggers endocarditis, an infection which further affect the inner linings of your heart.
5. The toxic shock syndrome: Though is quite rare, you need to know about this life threatening complication which occurs due to the presence of certain types of bacterial infection. Basically, it emerges out due to an infected open wound. And as stated that your mouth is a bacteria hub, the problem can be really crucial.
6. Pain is common: Tongue piercing no only causes above stated problems but also it will be painful. And the major concern is that using a topical anesthetic cream won’t be advisable here. It will be a traumatic choice.

For this, you can choose any other popular form of piercing. While those piercings will also cause discomfort, but you can miss out on the suffering with the help of NumbSkin cream. It comes with 5% lidocaine which is FDA compliant product and safe to use for most of body piercing types.