how do i know if my tongue rings is infected? i got my tongue pierced two weeks ago. i can eat normal i taste my food normal. my tongue isnt swollen anymore. i brush two or three times a day. use mouthwash five to six times. i dont smoke. but the last three days it was started bleeding, it bleeds more then when i first got it pierced. it hasnt bleed at all but there was some puss around my piercing on the top of my tongue. is it infected?