The nail groove is the joint between the root of our nail and the skin. Once the nail groove and its surrounding tissues are infected, the resulting inflammation is called nail fungus. Don’t underestimate the nail, the pain can be unbearable. Most of the time, the nail is infected by bacteria because there has been a trauma to the nail and its surrounding area, and the trauma is only a small wound. So usually take care to protect yourself from injury and don’t be paralyzed once a small trauma occurs, and disinfect it with iodine in time. Cut nails is the performance of the love of clean, but some friends are too ruthless, every time to cut very short. In fact, this is not only easy to accidentally injure the finger, but also easy to let the nail in the process of growth into the flesh. If nail infection occurs, you can choose the following ways to treat it. 1. Antibiotics There are more types of antibiotics, such as intramuscular, intravenous, and topical medications. Advantages: Strong inhibitory effect on bacteria, with some anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect. Disadvantages: for the physical toenail piercing caused by the ingrown nail nail infection, it seems to have no effect. 2, anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents such as salicylic acid preparations, etc., there are oral, ointment, injection and other types. Advantages: Can reduce pain and swelling, suitable for use when pain is unbearable. Disadvantages: not effective in the treatment of ingrown nails, if used for a long time, the gastrointestinal tract stimulation is large, people suffering from gastrointestinal disease should be used with caution. 3, soft nail series Advantages: liquid disinfectant can reduce inflammation and swelling, cream can soften toenails, correct the direction of nail growth so that the nails grow forward. Herbal ingredients lactation, the elderly can be used with confidence. Easy to use, does not affect the user’s normal walking. Disadvantages: It takes a long time to soften toenails and is not effective when used alone. For toenails, usually pay attention to give them some space, buy shoes when the size is not too stingy, the style should also pay attention to some, like fish mouth shoes such as narrow-headed shoes will set off the feet very small, but will let the toenails slowly grow into the flesh. So it’s better to buy a looser style, so that the toes are not too crowded. For friends who love foot sweat, in the purchase of shoes and socks on the material to pay special attention to some. Leather shoes to buy breathable, as little as possible to wear sneakers, socks to choose cotton, good sweat absorption, to change socks, insoles to dry diligently. Don’t let your feet be stuffy for a long time, because foot sweat is very easy to grow bacteria. When nail fungus appears, often there is no pus yet. When it does not get better even with incision and drainage, the situation is more serious and requires nail extraction in the hospital. It is usually recommended to remove the whole nail to be able to heal the disease better.