In 1996, I contracted a bad case of athletes feet which I must gotten at the WMCA in Cincinnati, OH where I went swimming every week. I made the mistake of letting my athletes feet condition go until my feel were really eaten up with fungus. I also noticed some type of Toe Nail Fungus in my left and right large toe nails, which at first, I didn't really pay much attention to.
In 1997 I finally bought some Lamisil cream to treat my athletes feet. After applying it for about 2 weeks, my athletes feet fungus was gone. Since it worked so well on the athletes feet condition, I thought it would work as well on getting rid of the Toe Nail Fungus so I applied it to my toe nails for the next year, but saw no improvement. In 1998, I went to my family doctor and asked him what he would recommend I do about this condition. He asked me if my toe nails hurt and I told him they didn't. He said that I could take anti fungal pills like Lamisil, but they were expensive... $10.00 per day for 3 months and they sometimes had undesirable side effects or I could just let it go and live with it like millions of other people. So, I decided not to take the anti fungal pills and tried using every type of anti fungus treatment I could find in drugs stores and on the internet and NONE OF THEM WORKED. Meanwhile my Toenail Fungus condition kept getting worst and worst.
In 2003, I moved to Florida and was barefoot most of the time. My toenail fungus infection had gotten so bad in both my large toes that they were yellowed and thick with fungus. And they not only looked bad, they HURT! So in April of 2004 I went to a podiatrist with the intention of requesting a prescription for Anti Fungal Tablets (my last resort). He talked with me about my toe nail infection ( the medical term for toenail fungus is "onychomycosis" ) and how it can actually become life threatening if left untreated. He also told me about the possible side effects of taking prescription tablets and how after his mother- in-law took prescription tablets for a month or so, she lost her sense of taste! He explained that everything she ate, "tasted like cotton". This really sounded scary and made me not want to take any pills. He said that there was another alternative treatment which worked for some of his patients which I could try first before resorting to taking the Tablets, which by the way cost (at the time) approximately $10.00 per day for 3 months - (about $900. for the 3 month period).
I did considerable research over the next week on the internet and came of with a plan of attack to get rid of my Toenail Fungus which also included my doctors suggestion. I have a background in Electronics Engineering and problem solving, so I put my skills to work and came up with a regiment which worked so well that I could hardly believe it! In three months, almost all of the fungus was gone from my toe nails and in 8 months, after my new nails had grown in, my toes were FUNGUS FREE! What a joy to finally be rid of those ugly, embarrassing toe nails. And the best part is that they have remained FUNGUS FREE to this day and I didn't have to resort to taking those expensive pills.
After my toe nail infection disappeared and my new clear nails had grown in, I went back to see my Doctor When I showed him how my nails had cleared up, he was amazed!
Toe Nail Fungus Treatments
Common areas of attack by this fungus: It normally dwells in places that are warm, humid, and dark, a perfect place for hot and sweaty tennis or gym shoes. Because of this, it is much more comon to get toe nail fungus than finger nail fungus. Also all fungi can die as a direct result of sunlight, so finger nail fungus rarely if it all happens. Once under the nail it can be difficult to get rid of because of the location it has established.
Entry portal: They enter the nails through the cracks of the skin. They enter the through the skin and cause the infection. Some people cut the nails very close to the skin creating many cuts. When tight shoes are worn, the fungus can enter the skin through the cuts and thus infect the neighbouring nails.
Symptoms of nail infection: some of the symptoms that warn the fungal infection are flaky and brittle nails. Some times the nails become chipped and the toe nails become painful and irksome when tight shoes are worn. Obviously, a bad smell emanates from the infected nail and a kind of stinging pain occurs every morning when waking up.
Common home remedies for fungal infection: Immediate home remedies are the immediate cure for toenail infections. Some of them include,
Vinegar can be a good option for treating the fungal infection. 50:50 proportion of Luke warm water with apple vinegar can be used. Soaking it approximately for 20 minutes daily twice a day till the disappearance of symptom can be done.
Tea tree oil is a most powerful and famous oil for treating the fungal infections. This common antiseptic oil can be applied over the infected area daily at least twice till the fungal symptoms disappear.
Try using rubbing alcohol can be used to apply on the infected area daily two to three times till the symptoms disappear. After the application, the toe nail has to be completely dried using tissue papers.
Mouth wash like Listerine can be used to soak the infected nails 20 minutes daily.
3% hydrogen peroxide is used to soak the infected nails for a complete cure for the fungal infection.
Avoiding some practices like using the nail clippers of the infected persons or sharing common sandals between the infected and non infected person can help to avoid the fungal contamination.
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