Lets start with “What is an ingrown toenail”
Some say the pain level of an ingrown toenail from 1 to 10 is a solid 10. Enough to make you cry sometimes. You don’t want to do anything or go anywhere you just don’t want to move to avoid the pain.
There are remedies that you can use to deal with the pain and how to cure this on going problem forever.
An ingrown toe is the result when the side of the nail grows into the skin causing discomfort ,pain and sometimes infection.
This can create a recurring effect unless this is put to a STOP.
If the nail does break the soft skin it can result in inflammation, redness and pus.
Please see our page “Ingrown toenail self management” if this does occur.
This is when you should be soaking the foot in Epsom salt to soften the nail and reduce the pain. Also soaking the foot will help clean the infected nail.
Those that experience an ingrown toenail often have a recurring problem with them.
The is a list of reasons you keep getting Ingrown Toe Nails:
- Shoes that don’t fit right.
- Playing sport that require sudden stop and go actions.
- Picking or biting your nails to short.( Yes some people can and do bite thier toe nails)
- Cutting the nail to short.
- Cutting the side of the nail and NOT straight across.
==>Known as onychocryptosis, an ingrown toenail is a common thing.