How to treat onychomycosis in children?

It is becoming more and more common for children to suffer from onychomycosis in modern life. This is because children have very poor awareness of hygiene and are accustomed to touching unknown things, which greatly increases the probability of children being infected with onychomycosis. Onychomycosis in children is very harmful and very detrimental to their development, so it requires timely treatment. Let’s take a look at how to treat onychomycosis in children.

1. Usually drugs are chosen for treatment. The damaged nails are cleaned and smeared with drugs for treatment. Apply 30% glacial acetic acid externally or soak the nails in 10% glacial acetic acid once a day. 2. Take oral medication under the guidance of a doctor. 3. Rice vinegar treatment. Rice vinegar has a strong bactericidal effect and can kill some bacteria very well. Ingredients: Premium rice vinegar. Usage: Soak and wash with pure rice vinegar for 20 minutes every morning and evening. Effect: Used to treat fungal skin diseases such as onychomycosis, tinea manuum and pedis.

4. Garlic treatment Materials: Single clove of garlic Usage: Mash the garlic into a paste, add a small amount of rice vinegar and mix well, apply it on and around the nails with a cotton swab, once in the morning and evening every day, and wash it off after 20 minutes. 5. Treatment with nail grass : Before going to bed at night, take 5 nail grass flowers, add 0.5g of alum, mash them together and apply them on the toenails, then wrap them with nail grass leaves until they are removed the next morning, once every 7 days. Efficacy : Used for various types of onychomycosis, effective in one use.

Precautions for treating onychomycosis in children 1. Pay attention to the hygiene of children's hands and feet, let them develop good habits of washing hands and feet frequently, and treat onychomycosis in time if found. 2. Ensure adequate sleep and do appropriate exercise to enhance your body's resistance. 3. Pay attention to balanced nutrition, eat more light food, especially fresh vegetables and fruits. 4. Wear breathable and sweat-absorbent shoes and socks, wash your feet frequently, change your socks every day, dry and disinfect your shoes regularly, and avoid wearing shoes that squeeze your feet.

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