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Onychophagia
Onychophagia biting is the habit of nail biting, and although this habit may seem a simple hobby, this is considered as pathology of the problems involved in health. It’s actually considered a nasty habit and besides being unsightly, but nail biting is harmful to health.
Consequences of nail biting
This habit apparently only ugly fingers and hands, but certainly that chronic Onychophagia can have serious consequences:
* Periungual warts consisting of small lumps that are usually painless appearing around and under nails.
* Onychophagia can cause bacterial and viral infections on the lips and oral mucosa.
* Onychophagia cause malocclusion is the misalignment of the dental arches and malposition of the teeth.
* It is involved in muscle growth and function of the mouth.
* If the nail biting well, the person also swallows, the nail can be embedded in the throat and cause infectious inflammation.
Child Onychophagia
Children are the sector that eats nails in the surveys indicates that 50% of children who have this habit of leaving it over the years. When it comes to adolescence 25% continued with the habit, and there is only 10% of adults who cannot cure the habit.
How to stop nail biting
the initial step to stop nail biting we should be aware and have the desire to quit completely. As Onychophagia is defined as an automatic reaction, it is advisable to allow us our brains take our new situation. It is recommended that we set a date to start to fight the habit.
In the pharmacy we can find that bitter substances smeared on the nails, with the bitter taste will think twice before biting.
It indicates that we should be self-critical; we look at their hands and realize that we do not like the smell or appearance; this may change if we quit.
Meaning of nail biting
this problem is generally present in nature people nervous because of a knee-jerk reaction proceeded to nail biting situations before fatigue, boredom or stress.
See under what circumstances we eat more nails, as well as the situations that trigger nervousness. So the duration of the period to quit trying to avoid.