Comments on: Bite your tongue!

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:31:28 +0000

After googling “stiches in tongue,” I found myself here, reading hilarious stories from people with various tongue accidents, and thought I should contribute my own. We live in Northern Minnesota, and about three hours ago, my son “tripped” while playing outside in the -4 degree weather, and his tongue became attached to my wraught-iron fire pit/chiminea thing. He pulled away and left a piece of his tongue on the metal object (I can actually see the frozen meat melded to the fire pit from my kitchen window). It bled and bled and bled; his spit out mouthfuls of blood. In fact, it is still bleeding, three hours later, around the edges of the 1/2 inch long and 1/8 of an inch deep abraison. So, I’m wondering if he needs stiches. However, after reading these entries, it sounds like stiches may cause more problems than they will solve…

By: Len

Len — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:36:36 +0000

I appreciate your blog. I was at the dentist today and my tongue accidentally got caught in his drill. The drill won. It was very painful and bled profusely for 5 min or so. The part that was injured is actually the soft connective tissue underneath the tongue where your taste buds are, I believe. Anyway, he applied pressure with a gauze bandage and got it to stop bleeding. Now that it stopped bleeding, there is a hole clearly visible, about 2 mm wide and 2-3 mm deep. It’s perfectly round. I have to put some gel on it 3 x/day that contains camomille etc., to help keep it from getting infected. Chewing solid foods is painful. I’m also gargling with salt water. But I am wondering if the hole will ever close up on its own if I do not get stitches.

By: babie-boo

babie-boo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:22:59 +0000

Maureen Doron- it will probably be quite a while befor you are back to your usual self, i would say u will be able to eat most ting about two months, but that is just on my personal expereance. one year ago i bit straght through the tip of my tonge due to the gap im my teath it was hanging on by a peice of flesh in the middle of my tounge, i had thirteen stiches and it took three months to heal fully. i was eating jelly and ice-cream for a month.

By: Maureen Doron

Maureen Doron — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:27:11 +0000

Can someone HELP me….Four days ago i had a Fibroma removed from the tip of my tongue ( i would not recommend it) I have not been able to eat anything and i have to swallow frappe’s with my tongue sticking out…I called my dentist as my tongue is white and he said it is normal..he told me it would feel like a pizza burn for a few days….He lied !!!! OMG…. The stitches are starting to melt but this is sooooo not worth having it out….Does anybody have any idea when i will be able to eat normally???

By: Andrew Kaufmann

Andrew Kaufmann — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:20:12 +0000

hey woorae — I almost feel lucky for having had a clean bite-through! I really don’t know what to do there — I’d call your doctor and ask him if you need to come in, or just make an appointment. When in doubt, see the doc is what I always say.

By: woorae

woorae — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:13:45 +0000

hi guys i bit down on my tongue when i got hit on the chin playing basketball. i bit down with my molars to the two sides of my tongue. On both sides, there is a small piece maybe the size of a rice grain hanging off the tongue. However at this point, I don’t think it is a dead tissue becuase its just big enough to be part of the tongue and its kinda gross having something just dangle off of your tongue. I’m stil afraid to cut it off entirely from my tongue because it’ll hurt like a mofo. Let me know of any suggestions.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:23:43 +0000

Two Weeks ago I bit into my tongue while chewing gum. I thought it would heal without any problem as I had done same thing before. This time it didn’t heal well so now I have white bump and small gap in my tongue. I am thinking of contact my dentist for reconstuction surgery!!!!!

By: swollentongue

swollentongue — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:06:16 +0000

Well, I have bitten off part of my tongue and here I am. Great Blog... so when does the tongue stop swelling? When will I be able to eat properly... I am on yoghurt and ketchup so far... and some jelly!

Another important point... why no smoking????

thnx

By: Lunar Adventures » Blog Archive » Lunar Adventures public service: Helping you find what you were Googling for (maybe)

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:40:30 +0000

[...] “stitches in tongue” – Last year, I reported that I had bitten off a chunk of my tongue while playing basketball. Not good times. This is one of the more popular google search queries for my site — I’m the #3 site on Google when you search for “stitches in tongue”! I’m going to put that on my resume, for sure. At any rate, I suspect a lot of people that are visiting are either 1) weird or 2) dealing with a similar injury. If you have a similar injury, I recommend seeing a doctor if you think it’s serious. That sucker bled a lot, and swallowing blood is never a good thing. It also made eating difficult, and the next day it hurt so much it was radiating pain into my head. I ended up not needing stitches, and the tongue healed remarkably quickly and fully — I was back to normal in a week (with a weirdly shaped tongue). Today, there’s no sign of me ever having had bitten some of it off. Good work, tongue! But still, see a doctor. You might need stitches or some medication, especially if it becomes infected or something. Why take a chance? [...]

By: Sonofabaz

Sonofabaz — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:12:31 +0000

I just had a small lump cut off the end of my tongue, thats why I ended up here to see how long these damn catgut stitches will need to be in for. Yup, you can have your tongue stitches. If you dont wanna go down that route, I suggest plenty of salt water gargling, mouth wash and NO SMOKING. Maybe a few whiskies/vodkas might be ok, but I would stay clear of the spicy food (I have been living off of noodles for the last week)….

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By: Mallory

Mallory — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 02:23:58 +0000

Hey, now. I’m going to have to see it in person and rather up close. I think I deserve some respect for that.

By: Andrew G

Andrew G — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:26:05 +0000

Any chance those of that aren’t as squeemish as Malory could see a photo or two of your mangled tongue?

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:17:12 +0000

You lie!

If you reddened the whole of the front of your white jersey, that is enough to qualify as “large amounts.”

I worry because I worry I will puke. In public. After you have already deluged the place with blood. Do you want a bodily fluid-fest?

I cannot believe I have five times on an entry about your bitten-off tongue. It’s like I miss you or something.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:14:23 +0000

I’ve never heard of that theory!! la.

And blood is no biggie, except in large amounts. Cuts and scrapes happen, no biggie. Silly worry wart!

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:12:32 +0000

[Referring, of course, to certain endearing theories about male biology; namely, those about the absolute need for spreading one's genes as widely as possible.]

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:07:02 +0000

Cuts count!! If there is blood, it counts! Blood isn't necessary for counting, but it does necessarily cause the accompanying injury to "count."

Don't get me started on guys and "-ing and running." You're dealing with a tired and still somewhat cranky feminist, remember?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:00:21 +0000

It’s unlikely I’ll get hurt. This doesn’t count as hurt, it’s just a cut. Cuts don’t count. It’s bones and ligaments I worry about! Do not worry about me!

… and it’s true, I’m bad about the toilet seat. I’m a guy. It’s in my DNA to pee and run.

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 04:56:55 +0000

Yeah, I will this semester. Just don't be surprised if I puke if you get hurt. Or pass out. Or shake and cry. Or all of the above.

You saw me with the ankle!! Thank goodness that toilet seat was there...and closed. (Since you so rarely close the toilet seat. grin)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 04:55:29 +0000

If it keeps reopening and bleeding when I eat, I probably will have to. We’ll see what a good night of sleep does. I have confidence in you, tongue! You can do it! YOU CAN DO IT!

… but you will still do it some time, right? Visit me in my milleau, and watch me play poorly with guys bigger than me??