Usually nail clippers are too short. When many people cut their toenails, they will cut their nails too short, which will cut the surrounding soft tissues and cause injuries and infections. Moreover, the surrounding soft tissues are growing every day, and when the nails are long, they will squeeze the soft tissues and cause inflammation. Especially when wearing tight shoes, long-term friction of nail box will make toenails feel pain and induce paronychia.
Sometimes too much external force can also cause toenails to be damaged, because toenails are prone to paronychia after being over-squeezed, brackets will be damaged when they are stabbed and collided, and inflammation will also be caused. If the external force is too large and the damage is serious, paronychia is prone to occur. If paronychia is not particularly serious, you don't need to see a doctor, but you need to do a good job of usual care to ensure that your nails are clean and tidy, avoid toenails soaking in water for a long time, and dry them in time after washing your feet, so as to effectively solve the emergence of paronychia. You can't wear narrow shoes or cut your nails often to avoid paronychia.
If paronychia occurs, be sure to disinfect it carefully. The infected toenails can be disinfected with some iodophor, and even washed with some raw salt water, which can prevent toenails from being infected more and reduce the stimulation to surrounding soft tissues. When you cut your toenails, don't cut them below the nail level, but trim them correctly. If the nail is cut too horizontally or the edge is not trimmed, it will easily lead to paronychia, so trimming the nail correctly can be beneficial to the recovery of paronychia.