Saturday April 18th, 2009 @ 1:00 PM
I would love to get my tongue split but have an 18 month old daughter. Given that she’s at an age where she is picking up on the intricacies of spoken language I can’t really afford to be unable to speak clearly for a significant period of time.
I’ve read the tongue splitting info on the BME encyclopedia and it says about 2 weeks for initial healing, but I was wondering if you could give me an idea of how badly my speech will be effected during that time?
I have and am currently in the process of stretching my tongue piercing; would having a large gauge piercing first make any difference to the ability to speak after the split, or not really?
With regards to speech during the healing time, it is pretty much the same as when you get your tongue pierced as it tends to be the swelling that can hinder your ability to pronounce certain words effectively. Sometimes, the discomfort from the tip touching your teeth can affect your speech but it is a temporary thing as once it is healed you shouldn’t have any difficulties. It is worth noting that everyone is different but in my experience I have never met anyone with a split tongue who has a speech impediment that they didn’t have before.
The idea of stretching an existing piercing prior to a split is more to do with minimising regrowth and has little bearing on speech. Hope that answers your queries.
+14 / 16 votes 
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Posted by Tiff Badhairdo | Permalink | 1 Comment
Monday April 6th, 2009 @ 4:55 PM
I am highly interested in getting alot of work done all over my body. At the moment i am hesitant to because i want to have a stable job that will accept it with decent pay and hours. I live in northern VA and I would like it if anyone had some advice for me?
People say not to get any of the mods i want but i feel its a way of life i choose a self exspretion and an art and i dont feel complete without it someone if u have any advice please help?
thank you
There are exceptions to every rule; while it is difficult to be employed in certain fields with visible modifications, I’m sure that you could find people who’ve worked hard, busted their butt and excelled in their chosen field regardless of the stereo-types that surround “people like us”.
That said- don’t be surprised if you don’t run into many Doctors/Lawyers/Judges/Executives/etc with heavy visible modifications. The key word here is visible. While I totally get where you’re coming from with your belief that this is a “way of life and form of expression” you’re right in assuming that it will make your career path more difficult.
My advice? Stay in school. Go for higher education in the field you want to enter. Make yourself invaluable and most of all- DO NOT LET YOUR MODIFICATIONS DEFINE YOU. We’re all of us so much more than just the things we do to our bodies; yet we get so hung up on the physical.
The drive that makes most of us desire these modifications are what separates us from people who choose not to go down this path. We’re already different, with or without the modifications.
Best of luck!
+35 / 35 votes 
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | 5 Comments
Tuesday August 12th, 2008 @ 2:37 AM
I’d like to get in touch with as many people as possible who have had their tongue split. I’d like to know about their experiences in the real world. Like has it affected in any way negatively on their career. How did they react if someone at their workplace had noticed the split and asked about it? I’d also like to know what they do for a living, and what country they live in.
I actually had my own tongue split about a week ago. My dad find out about it, and he’s convinced that it will have a major negative impact on my life. I’d like to get some real proof that this is propably not the case.
I don’t have any other body mods (not even piercings or tattoos).
Many people lead “normal” successful lives with a tongue split. BME experiences will be a great resource for you to read about other people’s experiences with their own splits!
I think the best way to prove to your dad that having a split tongue isn’t going to negatively affect your life is to not let it! If you’re an educated, hard working, clean individual there’s no reason that a forked tongue is going to hinder your success in life.
+15 / 15 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 3 Comments
Wednesday July 16th, 2008 @ 3:03 PM
Je voudrais savoir quels sont les risque, quelle est la procédure et quelle est la longueur que l’on peut gagner en fesant couper le nerf sous la langue pour la faire ‘’splitter” plus longue.
Merci!
L’ablation partielle ou totale du frenulum lingual est une opération courante et très simple, permettant de libérer une partie de la langue retenue par cette membrane. La longueur ainsi gagnée varie considérablement en fonction de l’anatomie de chaque individu, mais il est courant de voir une amélioration de 5 à 10 millimètres de long. Les risques sont minimes sinon inexistants à condition que l’opération soit faite par quelqu’un de qualifié et dans un environnement favorable.
L’opération est souvent faite sous anesthésie locale, quoique très peu douloureuse. Dans les cas les plus extrêmes où une bonne quantité de tissus est enlevée, quelques points de sutures peuvent être nécessaires. La guérison est aussi très rapide et il va de sois que dans un cas de bifurcation linguale (tongue splitting), l’opération permet d’augmenter la longueur possible du “split”.
+5 / 9 votes
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Posted by EfixRoy | Permalink | 1 Comment
Sunday October 7th, 2007 @ 3:14 PM
Hi Vampy,
I’m tempted to get a hood split but don’t really know whether it will be suitable or useful for me to get it done. On what basis and to what exact purpose do women get their hoods split? And are there any articles etc. you would suggest reading first? When I search IAM and the QOD it seems my queries are too vague and I don’t get any useful results.
The main two reasons women get their hoods split are either for aesthetic reasons, or to expose the clitoris more to allow for direct stimulation.
I’m unaware of any useful literature on the subject, everything i’ve learned about it has been from talking to women who have had the procedure done, and practitioners who have performed it. Generally everyone i’ve spoken to who has had it done are happy with the mod, and some want to take it further, or even remove some of the hood tissue. However I have heard about one girl who was very unhappy after getting her hood split, direct contact on her clit was very painful, even to the point that having it rubbing on her underwear as she walked hurt her.
If it is something you are seriously considering, I’d make sure you actually enjoy direct clitoral stimulation, as many women with long hoods that fully cover their clit are unused to this sensation and some even find it painful. While you can expect to lose a little sensitivity over time as your clit is no longer covered all the time, the sensation of having your clit touched is still going to be a lot more intense than having it touched through the hood. As with any permanent mod, unless its something that you REALLY want, it’s probably not for you.
- Vampy
+8 / 10 votes
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