For the most part, it weirdly isn’t! If I get the deepest part too exposed while I’m looking at it because I’m paranoid it has closed itself over the ring it hurts a little, eating certain things makes it awkward or a little mad, and my lips ache now in general because they’re chapped and dry from the SickWinter combo, but it is mostly really comfortable. I think it’ll be more so with a larger ring on all fronts.