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Old 12-01-2006, 09:14 AM   #21
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Re: Nail fungus

I had a nail fungus on one of my fingers a couple of years ago. I went to the doctor, and he said he could either prescribe an oral med...or I could just use some household bleach on it about once a day.

I chose the bleach treatment, and the fungus went away in about 5 or 6 weeks.

It was cheap...and I was happy!!! Win-Win!!!
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Old 12-01-2006, 09:59 AM   #22
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I've heard from MANY people that Vicks VapoRub might do the trick, if you apply it every day for a year or so... I'm not that dedicated, so I don't know.
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Vicks does indeed work. I would apply it once per day......sometimes twice if I could remember to do it. I started noticing results in about 3 weeks and a normal looking nail in about 3 months. I think you need to smother the nail with Vicks and let it set for a while for best results.....just my opinion.
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Old 12-01-2006, 11:22 AM   #23
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I've heard from MANY people that Vicks VapoRub might do the trick, if you apply it every day for a year or so... I'm not that dedicated, so I don't know.


Vicks does indeed work. I would apply it once per day......sometimes twice if I could remember to do it. I started noticing results in about 3 weeks and a normal looking nail in about 3 months. I think you need to smother the nail with Vicks and let it set for a while for best results.....just my opinion.
Worked for me too. Saw good results within a week or two after starting to use it.
Was a pretty mild case of nail fungus, though.
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Old 12-01-2006, 03:50 PM   #24
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Pulsed Sporanox (a week every month) cured it for me some years back.

I've also heard that the Vicks works well.

I think creating an unfriendly environment would probably help a lot.
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I've heard from MANY people that Vicks VapoRub might do the trick, if you apply it every day for a year or so... I'm not that dedicated, so I don't know.


Vicks does indeed work. I would apply it once per day......sometimes twice if I could remember to do it. I started noticing results in about 3 weeks and a normal looking nail in about 3 months. I think you need to smother the nail with Vicks and let it set for a while for best results.....just my opinion.
I started using Vicks after reading this thread. I've used it daily for a week now and I noticed a big improvement. Thanks for the suggestion.......
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Old 12-08-2006, 11:30 PM   #26
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Re: Nail fungus

Me too. I think it will take a couple months to see if it is really working or it is just my wishful thinking.
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