Paronychia is a common foot disease, which is mainly manifested as the toenail always "drilling" into the flesh, and it hurts when touched. This disease causes great inconvenience and suffering to patients, and in severe cases, it can even lead to infection and ulceration. So, why is this happening?
First, let's understand the causes of paronychia
Paronychia is mainly caused by irritation or damage to the edge of the toenail, resulting in a bacterial infection. Common causes include improper toenail cutting, wearing shoes that are too tight, toe injuries, etc.
When bacteria invade, it causes an inflammatory response, resulting in symptoms such as swelling, redness, and pain in the tissues around the toenails.
2. How to prevent paronychia
1. It is very important to trim your toenails correctly
We should choose an appropriate tool such as nail clippers or nail clippers to trim the toenail in a straight line and avoid being too long or too short. At the same time, be careful not to cut the nail edge too deep when pruning, so as not to damage **.
2. Wear appropriate shoes as wellThe key to preventing paronychia
Shoes should be sized, not too tight or too wide, so as not to compress or rub the ** around the toenails.
3. If we are unfortunate enough to suffer from paronychia, what should we do?
First of all, it is very important to keep the area around your toenails clean. We can wash the infected area with warm water and soap and then gently dry it with a clean towel.
Next, some anti-inflammatory creams or antibiotic ointments can be applied to the infected area to reduce inflammation and kill bacteria.
In addition, the infected toe can be bandaged with gauze or a sterile dressing to keep the wound clean and dry.
Summary: Paronychia is a common foot disease that causes great inconvenience and pain to patients. In order to prevent paronychia, we should trim our toenails properly, wear suitable shoes, keep the area around our toenails clean, use anti-inflammatory ointments or antibiotic ointments, perform saline foot soaks, Chinese medicine** and physics**, etc.