Here are the fatal dangers of tongue piercing:- The barbell of the jewelry can become loose and can go down in a wrong way i.e. it can wind up in your lungs. Now you can imagine clearly the consequences, if it really happens with you.
- Your mouth is full of bacteria and it contains major blood vessels which can spread deadly infection to the brain which can easily kill you.
- Chances are there that you can get a serious infection like Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, if the artist by chance uses unsterilized equipment.
- In extreme cases it may cause blood poisoning which ultimately leads to death.
- It may cause oral cancers.
- Your tongue can swell so large blocking your airways, and ultimately leading to death.
- It can cause speech impediments.
- Deep cyst formation
- Severe damaging of veins and nerves
- Neuromas i.e. overgrowth of nerve tissue
- Endocarditis, it’s a disease caused when bacteria enters the bloodstream and damages the heart valves.
Here are some dangerous consequences of tongue piercing:
- In one case, a 25-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital after her tongue swelled up. She was found to be suffering from a rare condition called Ludwig’s Angina which did not respond to antibiotics. This news came in the British Dental Journal.
- In one case, a teenage boy in England died of blood poisoning after getting his lip pierced. This news was published in the London’s Telegraph in November 2005.
- In another case, a young girl died from Brain Abscess following a tongue piercing. This condition is rare, but it can happen to you too.
