Within the first 24 hours there may be a little bleeding, this should stop at the end of 24 hours. It can take that much time for small vessels to knit and close. However if you experience bleeding past the 24 hour time period you should consider consulting your piercer. If bleeding is heavy within the first 24 hours, make your way to the emergency room asap. There is a possibility that an artery has been cut, this is a serious matter that requires medical intervention. Tongue piercing is a serious matter and should only be done by an experienced (5 years or better) professional body piercer. Not all tongues are the same vessels and arteries can be hidden from view when the clap is applied and care must be taken to avoid large vessels and arteries.
Your tongue swells because the piercing is still healing and when you sleep, your heart and tongue are on the same level. With your mouth open and snoring at night this tends to dry the tongue and the swelling occurs. The swelling will ease off over time as the piercing toughens up and heals further.
I got my tongue pierced over a week ago and my friend got her's a year before me. She drank on the third night after her piercing, and the swelling on her tongue went down. I also did the same, and swelling also went down. Just be careful, cause when you drink beer that early after piercing it, the tongue will tingle from the carbonation. My tongue ring is almost completely healed now.
No the level of pain you have during the day time is the same level at night, and the pain will decrease as the piercing heals and the swelling goes down. The previous answer was highly incorrect and has been deleted for that reason. Leave the jewellery in and follow your after care instructions and the piercing will heal just fine.
After you eat or drink, gargle salt water, and in the Morning and at night gargle mouth wash, alcohol free...
No way that's nerve damage for your own sake get it removed immediately. Get to the doctor now . I am one. _________ One thing the "doctor" didn't think of is trauma. Sometimes, your brain will block pain completely by making a certain area of your body numb. I would wait a day or two but if feeling does not come back I would remove the piercing and then wait another day or two and if still no feeling then you need to see a doctor.
Well what did you do to it? Look surface piercings are the hardest piercings to take care of and protect from snagging and out side irritation. There are various reasons why your piercing would bleed, it could be still healing, snagged or hooked when you were sleeping. unless you are covering it at night with a bandage the piercing will keep bleeding until it heals to a point where irritation is no longer and issue.
maybe maybe not never NEVER use listerine on an oral piercing. Only use an alcohol free mouthwash, like Tom's of Maine.
A siren in the heart of the night, pounding on my ear drums until they bleed.
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Any bleeding during pregnancy needs to be discussed with your OB/GYN.
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