Will a tongue piercing hurt?
In comparison to other areas of the body that hurt far worse,
no, it isn't overly painful but it does feel like a needle is going
through your tongue, so there's that. The tongue is essentially two
large blood vessels encased in muscle in tissue, but the middle of
the tongue has a "spongey" consistency, so there is virtually no
resistance to the piercing needle and it's a very quick process. By
the time that you feel the pain of the needle going through, the
jewelry will already be followed through after it and the piercer
will be applying the bead.