Nail disorders are rarely disabling or even painful. But they are a nuisance. One of the most common problems is toenail fungus (medical name onychomysosis)-about 15% of people have it, including nearly half of those over 70.

Nail fungus are probably amongst the most common of all nail infections, and perhaps as a result of this commonness, people have come to start seeing them even where they are not present. Indeed, we have a situation where a person suffering from any form of nail disfigurement is likely to start blaming their woes on nail-fungus, even where the cause of their nail disfigurement is not nail fungus.

Nail fungus is a common condition that numerous people around the world suffer from. When this condition occurs, it is a direct result of a type of fungus invading the nail bed in which a fingernail or a toenail rests. It can also infect the nail itself.

There are a number of ways in which different types of fungus can infect the nail area on the body. Many times, if there is some sort of breakage in the skin, it will enter in this fashion. Other times, it simply slips between the area where the nail and the skin meet.

Nail fungus is an unpleasant condition. It can happen in either the toes or the fingers. Nail fungus Infection is called Onychomycosis. Nail fungus is infections of the nail by one of a number of fungi. Toe nail fungus is more often affected than finger nail.

Nail fungus treatment

One of the biggest mistakes we see in nail fungus treatment is trying a home remedy for nail fungus. Many patients spend months trying treatments like vinegar, bleach, rubbing alcohol and even Listerine. Unfortunately except in rare cases, these home remedies don't work. And since you are wasting time trying them, your fungus can actually worsen.

Nails become infected when skin fungus takes advantage of a small crack or break in the nail tissue, and invades the skin surface resting underneath the nail. The fungus uses the nail above as a scaffold for living, and thrives on the material of the skin underneath. Eventually, it will cause the nail to become loosened, discolored, thickened, and misshapen as the skin and nail surface become partially destroyed by the infection.

Symptoms of nail fungus:

- Nail looks unhealthy, discolorations because debris trapped under the nail.

- A rough surface of nail.

- Thickening

- Distorted in nail shape

Nail fungus is an unpleasant condition. It can happen in either the toes or the fingers. Nail fungus Infection is called Onychomycosis. Nail fungus is infections of the nail by one of a number of fungi. Toe nail fungus is more often affected than finger nail.

home remedies for nail fungus:

1-Tea tree oil is active as natural antiseptic that helps fight the infection. Put some amount of tea tree oil on a cotton ball. Dab it on the affected toenails and nearby area 2 or 3 times a day.

2-Mixture tea tree oil and lavender oil, dab on the infected toenails using cotton balls. Do it 3-4 times a day. Tea tree oil and lavender help fighting the fungus infection and prevent skin irritation and very effective in curing toenail fungus.

3-Listerine mouthwash can be used as antiseptic to prevent a healthy toes nail, soak your toes nail in Listerine mouthwash.

4-Mixture warm water and apple cider vinegar in equal proportion and soak toenails for 15 minutes, after that dry your toes properly.



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