NAils Biting

Peoples are so common with biting finger or nails. Biting finger synonim with the failure to get something that we wish to get. While, biting nails is because of habit. what is biting nails. Biting nails or onichophagia is a common oral compulsive habit in children and adults. Almost 30% of children between 7 to 10 years and 45% of teenagers bite their nails. Realize or not, you may bite your nails when you're in stress, excitement or in times of boredom or inactivity. This habit also be influenced by family or friends. Nail-biting is the most common of the typical "nervous habits," which include thumb-sucking, nose-picking, hair-twisting or -pulling, tooth-grinding, and picking at skin. You might be involved in another activity, such as reading, watching television, or talking on the phone, and bite your nails without thinking about it. Nail-biting includes biting the cuticle and soft tissue surrounding the nail as well as biting the nail itself. Nail-biting may occur with other body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) such as hair-pulling or skin-picking. What are the effects of biting nails??

• fingertips to be redsore and your cuticles to bleed
• increase the infectious potential arround your nailbeds and in your mouth
• dental problems and gum's infection
• in the long run, this habit may cause abnormality to growth of nails

What treatments are available for nail-biting?

• Keep your nails trimmed and filed.
• Taking care of your nails can help reduce your nail-biting habit and encourage you to keep your nails attractive.
• Try stress-management techniques if you bite your nails because you are anxious or stressed.
• Try substituting another activity, such as drawing or writing or squeezing a stress ball or Silly Putty, when you find yourself biting your nails. If you keep a record of nail-biting, you will become more aware of the times when you bite your nails and be able to stop the habit.
• Wear gloves, adhesive bandages, or colored stickers whenever possible to remind you not to bite your nails.
• Snap a rubber band on the inside of your wrist when you start to bite your nails so you have a negative physical response to nail-biting.
• Children may bite their nails more often when they are having problems at school or with friends.
• Talk with your child or his or her teacher about any new stress at school. Children are more likely to stop biting their nails when they understand what may trigger it. It is also important for your child to help choose a treatment method so he or she can use the treatment successfully.