Now here in the united states, they make you wash your mouth with listerine for 3 minutes and that nu,bs you for when you get your tongue peirced. I didn't even feel mine. Now my mom has her bits peirced and they don't numb you for that, she said they almost had to peel her off the ceiling when they did it cause it hurt so bad. She has had to take hers out a few times also for surgeries and always got them back in.