Ingrowing Fingernails

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thegummythegummy Frets: 4389
Anyone have problems with those?

I seem to have them fairly often and think it might be related to guitar and/or bass playing since I spend a lot of time doing both and they involve the finger tips.

If no one else on here ever gets them though then it might be something different causing it.
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  • skunkwerxskunkwerx Frets: 6838
    I may get them, but it's due to my kak handed dodgy cutting and filing of my nails down to nothingness fairly often!

    whats your cutting/filing technique?
    The only easy day, was yesterday...
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28280
    I would think it very unlikely to be related to guitar or bass playing. However, I have no facts to base that opinion on!
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  • tekbowtekbow Frets: 1687
    edited February 2020
    The bits in at the corners? I get those, one rubbed my index finger raw when I was holding a pick.

    Now i just get a thin pointy nailfile (the metal kind from a proper kit, not the wires filing boards), and GENTLY poke past the corner to lift it onto the flat of the board and file it off.

    Takes a bit of practice, but eventually you stop inflicting medieval torture techniques on yourself.

    EDIT: jesus christ, the errors in this..  is there anyway to reset autocorrect on your phone?
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  • SNAKEBITESNAKEBITE Frets: 1075
    Any advice for a fungal infection?
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  • TeleMasterTeleMaster Frets: 10103
    SNAKEBITE said:
    Any advice for a fungal infection?
    Go to the Doctor. 
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  • thegummythegummy Frets: 4389
    SNAKEBITE said:
    Any advice for a fungal infection?
    Go to the Doctor. 
    I'd personally just go to a pharmacist rather than take up a space at the doctor. It'll surely only be a case of putting some cream on it anyway.
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  • Jono111Jono111 Frets: 217
    thegummy said:
    SNAKEBITE said:
    Any advice for a fungal infection?
    Go to the Doctor. 
    I'd personally just go to a pharmacist rather than take up a space at the doctor. It'll surely only be a case of putting some cream on it anyway.
    That would depend on where the fungal infection was.

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  • LoobsLoobs Frets: 3831
    Go to the doctor. 
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  • thegummythegummy Frets: 4389
    skunkwerx said:
    I may get them, but it's due to my kak handed dodgy cutting and filing of my nails down to nothingness fairly often!

    whats your cutting/filing technique?
    Do you actually have one?

    I genuinely didn't think men filed their nails or cut them with any kind of technique but if it stops the ingrown nails I'm all ears.
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