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2penny · ‎03-01-2015

@SilleeMee It's been a while since we discussed our splitting fingernails. I've had mine for 10-15 yrs and for now it seems to have healed. A few months ago I was gardening and something sharp stuck under my splitting thumbnail. Couldn't see anything but it hurt so I sprayed peroxide and put neosporin around nail. I filed nail down as far as I could and continued to treat it with peroxide &. neosporin for about 2 weeks as it was still hurting. End of 2 wks it stopped hurting and I realized the split wasn't there even though the nail had grown out a bit. What do you think? Makes no sense to me but I'm happy about it.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@2penny wrote:
@SilleeMee It's been a while since we discussed our splitting fingernails. I've had mine for 10-15 yrs and for now it seems to have healed. A few months ago I was gardening and something sharp stuck under my splitting thumbnail. Couldn't see anything but it hurt so I sprayed peroxide and put neosporin around nail. I filed nail down as far as I could and continued to treat it with peroxide &. neosporin for about 2 weeks as it was still hurting. End of 2 wks it stopped hurting and I realized the split wasn't there even though the nail had grown out a bit. What do you think? Makes no sense to me but I'm happy about it.

@2penny

That's great that your split nail is gone now. I really have no idea why it turned out that way but YAY! Maybe the injury caused the nail bed to 'mend' itself...?

2penny · ‎03-01-2015

I didn't think about that. I was wondering if peroxide and Neosporin could have done something. You would know about that. Could split be related to an infection?

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@2penny wrote:
I didn't think about that. I was wondering if peroxide and Neosporin could have done something. You would know about that. Could split be related to an infection?

@2penny

It could be associated with a nail infection but the only way to know for sure is with a visit to you doctor where they can take a sample. But since it's gone now, no need to do that.

2penny · ‎03-01-2015

Just curious since I had it for so long but definitely not going to Dr. Did you find something that worked for yours?

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@2penny wrote:
Just curious since I had it for so long but definitely not going to Dr. Did you find something that worked for yours?

@2penny

No, not really. The split nail I have is from an injury I got a long time ago. I just live with it. It's my thumb nail and it grows thick and lopsided so I just file it down and put polish on it. It's a pita.