Onychomycosis-Damage to the nail with pathogenic fungi-amatophytes.According to several sources, from 10% to 30% of the world's population suffers from fungus in the nails.It is possible that the reason for this in weak symptoms that do not bother a person at the beginning of the infection.However, after the fungus activity begins to cause inconvenience, its treatment becomes problematic.
How to recognize a feet fungus
Primary symptoms are expressed with itching around the nail, the intercaterial zone.In the future, there is an inflammation of the nail roller, the skin ulceration between the fingers, the pain.Failure damage begins with color changes, nail plate: spots (white, yellow), stripes appear.The nail surface loses its brightness, becomes similar to a wave.If you do not pay attention to the problem, affected nails swell and deform so that they can no longer be hidden by any cosmetic method.
There are three stages of onylomycosis:
- Normotorophic- Minor spots on the surface of the plate, while maintaining the thickness, the shape, the brightness of the nail.
- Hypertrophic- The deep defeat causes the growth of nail tissue, characterized by a loose structure, growth similar to the crushed waves and edges of the nail.
- Atrophic- The affected nail is rejected, on the bed of the nail there are deformed waste from the nail tissue of an atypical color.
The fungus is contrast, with symptoms of onychomycosis, you must contact a dermatologist (ideally, a mycologist).After all, nearby people can mainly become infected, since the most difficult to avoid in the close contact family (and infection).
Independent treatment with pharmacological antimicosis is not recommended, especially tabic.Tablets announced by the manufacturer as a fungus slaughter weapon can have a side effect that does not harm the patient.In addition, disease pathogens can be different types of fungi.Only a doctor can choose tablets that are as effective as possible in each specific lesion.And only in a medical institution it is possible to identify the "enemy" using laboratory research (scraping, planting).
Infection risk factors with a nail fungus
It shows that children do not suffer a nail fungus, possibly due to rapid growth in the nail.The risk age group begins from young people to old age.More often, the fungus affects people:
- With weakened immunity: chronic diseases, frequent colds, diabetes, HIV.
- Do not observe personal hygiene: walk in public places with a higher risk of infection (bathrooms, saunas, swimming pools) without lutitas, wearing other people's shoes, wearing households from other people (towels, manicure accessories).
- In contact with patients with mycosis: if the family has a person with a fungus on the nails.
The damage of the hands can occur due to the frequent exposure of aggressive agents (detergents, cleaning agents).Violation of the integrity of the nail plate with chemicals, the formation of nail microcks facilitates the penetration of the fungus in the nail.
The fungus in the legs will be happy to settle in a person who practices the use of inappropriate shoes: a narrow air, not to pass, that promotes sweaty legs: a warm and humid atmosphere, and even with the formation of microcks, grilles in the skin of the feet and nails is an ideal place for life and reproduction of fungi.
Treatment with pharmaceutical medications onhomicosis
The treatment of nail fungus exists in the way of taking medications inside (tablets, capsules) and local exposure (ointments, bathrooms, compresses).For high quality treatment, an integral method is used: a combination of tablets and treatment with external media of affected areas.Especially careful and comprehensive treatment requires a careless nail fungus.
The treatment can last up to 1 year and include, among others, a general strengthening therapy: a balanced diet, vitamins, a good rest and a dream to increase body resistance.
Fungus preparations for oral administration (orally)
The form of treatment with tablets and suspensions is convenient: you do not need to mess with the bathrooms, use dressings with a fingertips.
ATTENTION: All antimic tablets kill not only a parasite, but also a useful microflora.Tablets can cause allergies, cause an exacerbation of a chronic disease.Therefore, it is impossible to use them yourself.
Laser therapy
The procedure is carried out in a hospital with a careless form of the disease.In general, it is combined with the surgical elimination of the affected part of the nail.In addition, this method is the ability to quickly cure onylomycosis.The disadvantage can be called a considerable cost of the procedure.
External use funds to combat fungi
The pharmaceutical industry produces ointments, aerosols, tinches to process feet and nails.
The composition includes antimicotics of a total group or Azol drugs.Some of them have a wide range of actions: they fight successfully with different forms of fungi and bacteria.Others can only affect a certain group of microorganisms, but have a strong fungicidal effect (fungus - fungus, fall - kill), unlike a less radical fungistatic effect: decelerate and reproduce pathogenic fungi.
The ointments are applied 1 to 3 times a day on affected nail plates and adjacent fabrics.During the night application (before bedtime), the treated area is wrapped in a film and uses socks to increase the duration of the exposure, improve the effect.
Aerosols and liquid drugs are more without pretensions: after applying them, you do not need to attract your legs or sit for 40 minutes.With stained feet.After drying them (after a few minutes), a person can move without an unpleasant sensation of alcalesses.Sometimes, in liquid drugs, it is recommended to paste the nail surface with water resistance or bandage after treating the feet.
It is not reasonable to treat the fungus yourself: only the doctor can choose a medication that is optimally suitable for a particular patient.Treatment of an advanced way, concomitant infections, a fungus of more than one species (often dermatophytes "help" in the form of numbness in the form of a yeast and moldy).All these nuances affect the choice of dosing shape (tablets, ointments, tinctures), dose, treatment duration.
The treatment of the fungus and the feet of the nails is long (sometimes up to 1 year), especially with extensive lesions and advanced forms of the disease.The fungal mycelium can penetrate deeply into the fabric, making its black action for years.It was found even in the periosteum, which indicates the seriousness of this disease, the need to carefully comply with the entire complex of prescribed procedures.
Pre -preparation of the feet
Before applying prenatures, this applies to all antimicotic agents for external use: the legs rise in water with the addition of sodium bicarbonate and salt, completely washed with soap (preferably tar).Nail plates are removed with manicure scissors, tweezers, files.After that, the legs are dried with a towel, clean the affected nails, the intercal area with hydrogen peroxide.
After the end of the work, the manicure assembly is treated with alcohol or any design so as not to infect their own tools.
Homemade recipes for mycosis treatment
Official medicine does not deny home methods to combat fungi.But doctors recommend using home methods such as auxiliary products or for treatment in the initial stage of infection.However, the popular rumor states that with adequate frequency and perseverance, even a careless way of the disease can be cured at home.
They treat nail fungus with a medicine or alternate different recipes, depending on individual conditions and capacities.So, for example, at night you can make a compress of an ointment to wrap a movie of the feet, and in the morning, clean the nails with alcohol tincture before going to work.The weapon to combat the fungus is available in each house, household preparation is not difficult:
- With iodine treatment: all nails are lubricated with tincture 2 to 3 times a day.Affected nails are cleaned twice in a procedure.By iodine, you can cure the initial form of onychomycosis.
- Garlic recipe: chopped garlic insists on alcohol obtained by tincture at least 2 times a day.For treatment, you can use a garlic, without alcohol.The freshly squeezed garlic juice lubricate the nail plates at night.
- Treatment with propolos: The alcohol tincture of the propolis treats the legs in a similar way to a garlic recipe.
- Viney recipe: 9 %vinegar, moisten a cotton pad, join the nail, fix it with an adhesive plaster.Do at night for 2 to 3 weeks.Every 7 days to take a break for 3 days.
- Tea monstruction: to roll a piece from fungus to the nail or fix it with an adhesive plaster at night.The fungus can be replaced with a slice of lemon.
- Refresco foods: After cooking the legs, a mixture of soft drinks and small salt (in equal proportions) is applied to wet legs, rubbed with energy movements, paying special attention to the nails and the Interdigber zone.Having kept the "exfoliating" for 5 - 8 minutes, he washed with a decoction of hot cleaners.Nail polishes with soft drinks with compressors made of hydrogen peroxide is going well.
- Extreme form of therapy: whitishing "bellricality" applies to nails 2 times a day.The chlorine contained in the solution is a universal murderer of all microorganisms, and fungi are no exception.
- Complex recipe: The washed egg is submerged in 9 % vinegar until the shell is completely dissolved.After that, add 20 g of oil, mix well (the egg can be thrown).The resulting liniment is stored in the refrigerator, lubricating the feet 1-2 times a day for 3 weeks.
Whatever the treatment that is chosen, it should not launch the procedures after the first disappearance of the symptoms.The relapse of onychomycosis occurs in 10% - 20% of people.It is better to expect a complete renovation of the nail, if necessary, moving from aggressive to soft recipes.
If there is no time to participate independently in the treatment, you should pay attention to the fastest way to treat a laser.
To exclude relapses and reinfection with a feet fungus and nails, the shoes are treated with antimicidee sprays or undergo home disinfection: cleaned with a vinegar solution, refreshment, washing with tar soap.The socks of the patient with onychomycosis are allowed not only to be washed with the addition of agents that contain chlorine, but also of iron with a hot iron.
To prevent infection with onichomicisis, after each visit to insecure places (beaches, swimming pools, public baths), use means for folk prevention (vinegar cleaning) or doctors (ointments).