The Not-So-Cool Tongue Piercing

Good morning and welcome to Whining with Wisdom. I’m Mikayla Clark. And I’m Devin Collins. Today we are discussing tongue piercings. A lot of kids think this is cool. More and more teenagers are getting them pierced. When people get them pierced they undergo pain, swelling, taste loss, numbness and drooling. This is only the beginning. Your tongue is used for eating, talking, chewing, and swallowing. Once you perform these activities with a piercing in your tongue it could chip or fracture your teeth, cause infection or even death! How can a piercing cause death you may ask. Well, your mouth is moist and your tongue has major blood vessels ideal for spreading and causing infection that could kill you. One woman had to have half of her skull removed because the back on her piercing had gone into her brain and she almost died. Also you could get Hepatitis if unsterile instruments are used to do the piercing. I’m Mikayla Clark. And I’m Devin Collins and this has been Whining with Wisdom. Now back to the Newsdesk.