Teflon/PTFE in large gauge tongue
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:07 PM
Filed under: Tongue
I stretched my center tongue to a 2ga on Tuesday night with no discomfort. Towards the end of Wednesday night, the discomfort was increasing, especially at the back of the bottom of the hole. Today, Friday, the base of my tongue web (and my tongue around the hole) are actually quite swollen and tender. I’m wondering how common allergic reactions are to teflon or if there are any adverse effects to wearing it. Perhaps it is from the cheap o-ring or perhaps the o-ring is pinching the underside of my tongue?
(excuse the low quality picture, I doubt it helps any)
I think you’ve answered your own questions!
Stretching itself could’ve caused irritation, you could be allergic to the cheapy o-ring, that o-ring could be simply be rubbing and causing the problem or, like you said, it could be pinching.
That O-ring and large gauge piece is a lot of business to have laying all over the sensitive underside of your tongue.
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One Response to “Teflon/PTFE in large gauge tongue”
Yeah, I figured I was allergic to the o-ring so I got a silicon one and it felt a bit better but after another day and it actually feeling worse rather than better, I downsized.
Kayla on October 18th, 2009 at 10:54 pmI’m not sure if my body is just really not keen on teflon or if it’s that my tongue is pierced so far back that stretching it is putting too much pressure on my tongue web that I just can’t go any bigger than 4 without permanent discomfort. Ho hum.
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