tarÂ·pon. n. pl. tarpon or tarÂ·pons. Either of two large marine game fishes, Megalops cyprinoides of the Pacific and Indian Oceans or M. atlanticus of Atlantic coastal waters, having a bluish-green back and silvery sides.
Tampons should be changed every 4-6 hours - some tampon companies  say 8 hours to make their products seem more convenient, but that's  too long to wear a tampon and if you â¦can go that long without  leaking you're using too high an absorbency.
Tampons need to be alternated with pads, and overnight is the most convenient time to do this. As stated above tampons allow bacterial growth, using pads allows the vagina a chance to clean-out that bacteria and the stray fibers left behind by the tampon.