Tongue Thrush
Something is wrong with my tongue...... Please help?
I pierced my tongue 3 weeks ago. It was healing up fine until it looked like it started to get infected, I got scared, took out the barbell and cleaned it out really good. The next morning it looked a lot better, so I tried to put the barbell back in.. There wasn't any resistance coming from the bottom to the top, but if I tried from top to bottom, it wouldn't go in.. After that point, it started swelling up again, so I figured I basically re pierced it and would just take care of it to call good.. Welll... Now. The swelling has gone down, however, new symptoms have come up. My gums are getting pretty swollen and sensitive, they bled when i brushed them lightly this morning, just a little bit.. I also have this little red patch slightly off center closer to the tip of my tongue.. It looks like a patch of swollen red taste buds basically, it's pretty small, but very sensitive. Also have some other taste buds near the front of my tongue that kind of feel like thorns almost in my mouth? Also the hole where the barbell is still in, up top it almost looks like what a cold sore would look like.. I know I did a bad job describing that, but I think it's only the skin toughing up for the barbell... What is wrong :S? Is it Thrush? What can I do to help it =/? Please help!
Public Comments
- It doesn't sound like thrush.It does sound like you should get to a dentist.If it is infected(you may have reinfected it when you repierced it).You may have a benign conditin called geographic tongue.Lots of people have that.The hole where the barbell is might have a canker sore.Go see your dentist! And don't pierce your tongue again
