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Nail Biting Treatments
Nail biting is the habit of biting one's fingernails or toenails from nervousness, stress, hunger, or boredom. 
It can have many negative side effects, including unattractive and damaged fingers as well as the risk of bacteria traveling between the fingernails and mouth.
Luckily, there are many traditional and modern methods of treating this condition. All the traditional methods are outlined below, so check them out! Keep in mind though that they don't always work, and can be expensive. If you're looking for something a bit more modern, I highly recommend you read this popular eBook on stopping nail biting instantly!
Home Treatment: Start Here
Before we get to the nasty and expensive treatments, I'll quickly outline what you can do at home to try and break your habit. First, try replacing your habit with a more constructive habit, such as chewing gum. Although this seldom works, some people are convinved that chewing excessive amounts of gum 'replaced' their old nail biting habit.
You may have already heard of this one, it is one of the most known treatments for nail biting -- covering your finger nails with a bad-tasting substance. It is true that this can be beneficial, but unfortunately, although it does stop the act, it is often only for a short period of time. Many nail biters find that once they stop covering their nails with a bad-tasting substance the habit quickly returns.
There is also a successful online guide on the topic which has helped hunderds of nail biters break the habit, so check it out before you spend money on medicines or behavioral therapy -- because it might be exactly what you're looking for.
Behavioral Therapy
Behavioral therapy is a popular (but often expensive) form of treatment for nail biting. It may be beneficial to a patient on its own or as a complement to medication. The therapy attempts to "unlearn" the habit of nail biting and possibly replace it with a more constructive habit. Nevertheless, behavioral therapy does not work for all patients, and often eliminates the habit only temporarily.
Medication
Nail biters have been shown to respond to certain types of medications such as anti-depressants and anti-psychotics. The use of anti-psychotics to treat nail biting does not necessarily indicate that the patient is suffering from psychosis.
Although medication is sometimes effective, many are against using medications to cure this simple habit (for obvious reasons).
Saturday, August 27. 2007
