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Tongue tied!

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  • 20-10-2004 3:54pm
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    Spalk0
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    Emmm ok, i have my tongue tied down to the bottom of my mouth with this cord that ive had all my life!
    Just today ive heard that its not that uncommon so i was wondering did anyone else have the same thing?Did you have it cut? and whats the pros and cons of getting it done?

    Cheers in advance! :D


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    Thephantomsmask
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    that's called ankyloglossia, it's basically when then lingual frenum, the webby thing which holds your tongue to the floor of your mouth is too short.
    I don't have it but I see no reason for you to get it operated on unless it's causing a speech impediment because it's a sensitive area with a large nerve bundle and it doesn't take well to stitching as it has a long healing time.


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    Spalk0
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    Well over my life it has been a hinderence so to speak!....It got caught between my teeth a number of times which is a pain in the ass and while i dont have a speach impediment really, i do believe its impeeding my speach!


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    Thephantomsmask
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    You probably should ask a doctor about it and find out what technique they use. I know that the procedure use to be to cut it which is painful etc. but i think they have some new procedure now where they put a little clip on the flap to make it recede backwards which probably wouldn'ttake more than a few weeks, you'd be looking at that healing time anyway if it was cut.


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    Spalk0
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    Well cheers anyways, might just do that!....Seriously does my head in sometimes!


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    Lenny
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    My tounge isn't tied down or anything,
    but let me tell you, I was with this girl one night, and she actualy managed to kinda bite a bit of mine, kinda like cut a bit of it and believe me, well i was off my head at the time. but the next few days were so ****ing sore. thought the pain would never die down, took about 2 weeks, and this only a tiny bit of it that was bit and broken.. so id' say it would be a sore process


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    Spalk0
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    Well this aint actually the tongue, its a thin cord under the tongue that holds it down!......I dunno, will find out about it anyways!


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    Lenny
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    I know the cord you're on about :)
    and at the end of it,it has like 2 little balls on each site
    someone here got the bottom of that cord perced


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    elephamt king
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    i had a similiar problem.The skin underneath the tounge that attaches it to the base of my mouth was attached to my tounge up as far as the tip so i couldnt stick my tounge out more than a centimetre.
    i got it cut when i was quite young (3 or 4 years old) and there were no problems.
    Itd be best to discuss your options with a doctor.


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    Spalk0
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    elephamt king wrote:
    i had a similiar problem.The skin underneath the tounge that attaches it to the base of my mouth was attached to my tounge up as far as the tip so i couldnt stick my tounge out more than a centimetre.
    i got it cut when i was quite young (3 or 4 years old) and there were no problems.
    Itd be best to discuss your options with a doctor.

    Thats exactly it man!.....right up to the tip of my tongue....had flipping problems with it last night, damn thing got caught between my teeth!Reckon im just gonna pay a visit to the doctor about it and see!good to hear there wasnt much problems with it!


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