Finger nail fungus symptoms appear in different forms, shapes, sizes and it is very important to identify it correctly so you can apply the right fungal treatment…
…but there are few treatments that are capable of treating all kinds of nail fungus. (Both severe and moderate infections)
Treatments like homeopathy has different medicines for different types of fungus,
because fungus have various types symptoms and require various medicines.
Finger Nail Fungus Causes And How Do They Affect The Symptoms
Nail fungal infections are caused by either molds, yeast or dermatophytes…
…causing various signs to appear on the nail like distal subungual onychomycosis, white superficial onychomycosis, proximal subungual onychomycosis, total dystrophic onychomycosis, candidal onchomycosis…
…and each have different symptoms like brittle, dry, discolored (brownish, blackish, yellowish or whitish), distorted, thickened and crumbled nail.
White Finger Nail Fungus Symptoms
This infection starts with white spots under the tip of the nail and when the fungus spreads causes the white spot to cover the whole nail,
may even cause the nail bed to thicken, harden and crumble on the edges.
White Fingernail Fungus Symptoms Pictures
Black Fingernail Fungus Symptoms
Black spot on the nail can be caused by injury on your nail like injury cause by running shoes causing blood stains under your nail
Black fingernail fungus symptoms pictures
Yellow Fingernail Fungus Symptoms
This is when the nail has yellow or brown spots underneath the nail towards the tip of the nail.
The yellow spot will increase in size and cover the whole nail and at the same time the nail…
…will start to become brittle, dry, might even start to have a bad smell, swelling of the skin around the nail and this will make wearing your shoes uncomfortable.
Yellow fingernail fungus symptoms pictures
White Superficial Onychomycosis
The symptoms of this fungal infection are white spots developing on the top layer of the nail and when the fungus spreads the white spot covers the whole nail and looks like chalky and crumbly powder.
The good thing about this type of nail infection is that the nail does not separate from the skin and the nail does not become thick.
Total Dystrophic Onychomycosis
At this stage the nail is totally destructed at the nail plate.
It is the last stage of fungal infection because the infection is severe and the pain is unbearable due to exposed nail bed.
Wearing shoes will be a daunting experience.
Candidal Onychomycosis
The symptoms of this infection are discolored nail, the nail might be green, brown or white.
It is caused by yeast that affects the whole nail simultaneously making the nail to be distorted and look odd.
Other signs are thickening nail and swollen skin around the nail, acute pain on the nail and the skin may change color to red due to inflammation.
This infection is caused by candida that invades the nail that was previously infected and is common on fingernails rather than toenails and usually infects people who put their hand in water more frequently.
Proximal Subungual Onychomycosis
This infection is common on both fingernail and toenail and is commonly found on people with compromised immune system.
The fungus attacks the nail bed of the newly formed nail and multiplies uncontrollably.
It’s symptoms are thickening nail with white base of the nail, might separate from the nail and the infection is commonly found on HIV infected people.
Severe symptoms might be pus underneath the nail bed, bad smell and unbearable pain.
Beware of other ailments that cause symptoms similar to nail fungal infections like tumor, viral warts, lichen planus and psoriasis.
Distal Subungual Onychomycosis
The symptoms of this nail fungus infection is thickening nail bed underneath the nail, the nail plate is hardened, raised and separates to the nail bed and the edge of the nail starts to become ragged, brittle and dry.
This process also causes the nail to change color to either white or brown and can cause swelling of the skin around the nail.
Infected Fingernail Treatment At Home
Treating nail fungus using home remedies can be a cost effective way of dealing with nail infection…
…but also can be a time consuming activity because it takes time to get rid of nail infection using home treatments.
Most of home remedies that can kill nail fungal infection are easily accessible at our homes because we normally have them in our cupboards.
Listerine
Soaking your infected finger inside the mixture of equal parts listerine and equal part water for 20 minutes once a day will help you get rid of fungal infection.
Vicks Vaporub
Since vicks is an ointment, it is easy to apply it without wasting time.
You need to apply it in the morning and in the evening before going to bed.
Make sure you cut and file your nail before starting the treatment to allow vicks vaporub to penetrate deep into the nail bed.
Hydrogen Peroxide
I advise you to use 3% hydrogen peroxide to avoid skin irritation…
…and mix equal part water to equal part hydrogen peroxide and soak your fingernail inside for 20 minutes daily.
Continue this process until your nail is clear and healthy.
This treatment is a cure for nail fungus at home.
How To Cure Fingernail Fungus Fast
Over the counter treatments have proven to be fast when it comes to getting rid of nail infection at low cost without causing side effects.
Zetaclear
Also known as homeopathic medicine because of it’s natural ingredients, can kill nail fungus in few weeks.
It has lot of positive reviews online of happy users because they bought the original product.
[ beware of low potent cheap imitation ].
This product has more than 90% success rate including treating severe cases of infection.
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Funginix
This product is made of natural ingredients that have anti fungal, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
It has proven to get rid of nail fungus fast and it is easy to apply because it takes less than a minute to apply.
Undecylenic acid is one of it’s active ingredients and is FDA approved to treat nail infections.
Emuaid
It’s made of natural ingredients that are homeopathic, have no side effects and have scientific prove to get rid of nail fungus infection.
If clearing your nail fungus is all you need, this product will help you achieve that goal.
Fine-vine super balm
This ointment is capable of healing nail fungus, jock itch, athlete’s foot and many more skin infections.
It has over 1500 positive reviews on amazon made by people who solved their problems after applying fine-vine super balm consistently.
