When it comes to gray nails, people often think of it as a disease that is both aesthetically pleasing and difficult to cure, and it is also contagious. In fact, it can be cured by adhering to regular treatment, not believing in prescriptions, and maintaining good hygiene habits. 1. What are grey nails? The nails of the hands or toes become gray, people usually call it “gray nails”, modern medicine is called nail fungus, is a chronic infectious nail disease by dermatophytes, yeast and mold invasion to the nail plate and the nail bed under the nail plate and occur. The nail fungus is a common and frequent disease in dermatology, and is a relatively troublesome disease to treat. The onset of gray nail is often due to the spread of ringworm from other parts of the body such as ringworm and ringworm, or the nail plate can be infected at the beginning. 2. Who is most likely to get gray nails? The prevalence of gray nails in developing countries is about 3% of the population, and the prevalence of toenails is four times higher than that of nails, mainly due to thickening of the finger (toe) nail plate, loss of luster, discoloration, deformation or destruction of the nail plate. There are four types of people who are most likely to be bothered by gray nails. (1) People with low immune function. For example, elderly people, pregnant women and diabetics have a high incidence of nail fungal disease. (2) People who wear high-heeled shoes or shoes of small size for a long time. The increased force on the forefoot of the foot and the mutual extrusion of the five fingers can easily cause poor local blood circulation, nail deformation and nail stripping. (3) People who often do nail art and manicure. Many of the chemicals used in the nail care process make the nails more fragile, which can cause indirect fungal infections and cause gray nails. (4) Housewives, cooks and certain workers. He or she is in contact with water or various chemicals for a long time, which leads to lower defense of the nail plate and makes it easier for the fungus to invade. 3, treatment of gray nails starts with tinea pedis, tinea corporis As gray nails mostly spread directly from tinea cruris, treatment of gray nails starts with tinea cruris, tinea corporis and tinea corporis. If you do not treat tinea nail infectiously, it may spread to other people. In addition, onychomycosis is not only an eyesore, but it can also lead to nail infections and ingrown nails. It is important to note that many people with gray nails and athlete’s foot have the habit of going to the pharmacy and buying topical medication to treat their condition, and then stop using the medication when it has a little effect. In fact, some of the foot patients can be treated by topical medication, but gray nails are different, only a few early patients in the nail does not appear obvious lesions or lesions are extremely subtle, it is possible to cure gray nails by topical medication. 4, the symptoms are different medication way different Many people think that gray nails can not be cured. It is possible to cure your nails completely, but the key is to stick to the medication. The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of the most popular and popular items. If the number of gray nails is small and the lesions are mild, that is, the distal nail is involved, the nail root is normal, you can apply some antifungal topical medication, such as 3% miconazole tincture, 30% glacial acetic acid, cypionamide nail coating, etc. If multiple finger (toe) nail infections, such as 3 to 4, and the nail plate lesions are heavy and the nail root is involved, antifungal drugs such as terbinafine hydrochloride or itraconazole should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. Usually the whole treatment process takes 2 to 3 months. During the treatment period, you can not stop the medication, be prepared to fight a “protracted war”. 5, foot basin, slippers to be used separately In order to avoid mutual transmission of gray nails, in addition to important to develop good hygiene habits, diligent foot washing, diligent change of socks, shoes and socks often exposed to the sun, keep dry. Pay attention to indoor ventilation, bedding should be frequently dried, and bed sheets and shirts should be frequently washed. Pay attention to the prevention and treatment of ringworm. Don’t share daily necessities such as shoes and socks, slippers, footbaths, foot towels, etc. Daily necessities of people with tinea capitis in the home should be disinfected regularly with boiling water, and items that cannot be scalded should be disinfected by sunlight exposure for 2 to 3 hours. At the same time, strengthening the body force, strengthening physical exercise, and focusing on nutrition are all beneficial for improving the prevention of gray nails.