Children's finger and toe nails itching

Children usually like to chew their fingers in their mouths, which can easily cause fungal infections and lead to itchy fingernails and toenails. Therefore, parents need to pay attention to their children's hygiene and not let them suck their fingers. Long-term sucking of fingers can cause the accumulation of viruses and cause other series of diseases, which is not conducive to their healthy growth and development. It is particularly important to understand this knowledge.

1. Cause Analysis

The condition you described is desquamative tinea manuum caused by fungal infection. The effect of Chinese medicine treatment (soaking for 30 minutes a day) is very good. Depending on the severity of the disease, it can be completely cured within 7-45 days. We have been committed to the Chinese medicine treatment of fungal infections of the hands and feet. It is recommended that you contact us during treatment. In normal times, try to avoid contact with alkaline substances such as laundry detergent and soap.

2. Don’t let children suck their fingers

Sucking fingers is a common habit among children. Statistics show that 90% of babies suck their fingers. This is normal, especially when children are teething. Generally speaking, this finger sucking phenomenon will disappear naturally after children reach the age of 2 to 3. However, if children still suck their fingers frequently after this age, it is abnormal. It can not only easily lead to psychomotor dysfunction in children, but also easily spread diseases. If parents want to correct their children's bad habit, they can continuously apply some water soaked with berberine powder or aged vinegar on their children's fingers, which is difficult to wash off. The bitter taste will gradually correct the habit of sucking their fingers. At the same time, parents should not forget to cut their children's nails short regularly.

Wash your hands before eating

People's hands are always in motion. Young children, in particular, like to touch things and play in the dirt, so their hands are bound to be contaminated with various bacteria. This is especially true after playing games, returning from outdoor activities, or touching carpets and other household decorations that are contaminated with a large number of mites. There will be a lot of germs on their hands. If you don't wash your hands with soap before eating, it is easy to swallow bacteria into your stomach with food and make you sick. Therefore, you must wash your hands with soap or mild hand sanitizer before eating.

Children's early education is carried out in every aspect of life. Diligent and good at guidance parents can combine more forms and content to provide children with panoramic health education to keep children away from infectious diseases and grow up healthily. Parents should also learn basic knowledge of children's home safety.