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How to cure nail biting infection
My daughter is 12 year old, she has started biting her nails recently. She bits her nails very nearing to her nail bed edge. It bleeds also due to this. She got infected there due to this. Please tell how to treat the infection caused due to nail biting?
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The main source of infection is her nail biting. Please make sure this doesnt happen. Its common for kids to bite nails but u can prevent it by either applying some bitter substance on her nails so that she doesnt bite it. For the infection please apply neosporin antibiotic cream over the affected nails. It will get fine in 5 to 7 days
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