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Topic: Thumb Hangnail remedy ?
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Lefty
Member From: Grayson, Ga.
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posted 22 March 2006 09:27 AM
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Does anyone ever experience getting these hangnails on your pickin thumb. I have one that is so sore, I have been unable to play for three days. In the old days I use to coat blisters or hangnails with clear fingernail polish to make the finger useable.
I am interested in remedies or etc.
thanks,
Lefty |
Steve Hitsman
Member From: Waterloo, IL
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posted 22 March 2006 10:00 AM
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I sometimes cut a small piece of adhesive tape to fit over the sore part. It seems to protect it from rubbing by the pick. I've used New Skin liquid bandage also. |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 22 March 2006 10:14 AM
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I use (don't laugh) crazy glue! It dries very fast, and even stays on through hand washings. Just use a small dab to cover the area, and cement the loose skin in place. Also, make sure you're taking a multi-vitamin because vitamin deficiencies can actually cause hangnails and many other skin problems. |
Ray Minich
Member From: Limestone, New York, USA
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posted 22 March 2006 10:23 AM
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They use crazy glue in emergency rooms. If it works for the Docs... |
Jerry Overstreet
Member From: Louisville Ky
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posted 22 March 2006 10:34 AM
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Super Glue [cyanoacrylate] works for me too! Also great for split nails, minor cuts and scuffs.
It will give you some insulation and help with the soreness too.
Caution!: You don't want to get this stuff near your eyes or mucuous membranes and you probably should check to be sure you're not allergic.There's also a product called New Skin which is a liquid bandage you apply like fingernail polish. Avaialble at your drug store. The super glue works better and lasts longer for me though. [This message was edited by Jerry Overstreet on 22 March 2006 at 10:57 AM.] |
Larry Strawn
Member From: Golden Valley, Arizona, USA
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posted 22 March 2006 11:05 AM
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Make sure the glue is dry before you put your pick on!!! LOL..------------------
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Steve Hitsman
Member From: Waterloo, IL
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posted 22 March 2006 12:12 PM
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You also want to make sure the Super Glue is dry before you go to the restroom. LOL |
Bo Borland
Member From: Cowtown NJ
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posted 22 March 2006 03:32 PM
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My finger tips used to split open and bleed.. ( i cut my nails too short) you should have seen the groupies eyes when I played my Telly.. blood all over it.. I got more...sympathy.. but that's another story. I use super glue all the time .. burns like hell, but keeps me picking. |
Leonard G. Robertson
Member From: Sparta, Mo. USA
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posted 22 March 2006 04:03 PM
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I've also used super and crazy glue. When I play a long gig on a flat top with no caluses, it works also (but I hate not feeling the strings}. |
Robert Leaman
Member From: Murphy, North Carolina, USA
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posted 24 March 2006 12:50 PM
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When doctors reassembled me after my aortic aneurism repair, they used something called Dermabond to glue the cut edges together. There were no stitches and/or staples. After one year, the incisions became invisible. This glue can stolen from the local hospital. |
Ron Steenwijk
Member From: Greensburg,PA
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posted 25 March 2006 04:37 AM
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quote:
You also want to make sure the Super Glue is dry before you go to the restroom. LOL
Righthanded huh? |
Bill Moran
Member From: Marion, Virginia, USA
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posted 25 March 2006 08:13 AM
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You know, I had heart bypass surgery and
they glued me back together. Not sure if it was Super Glue or not !!  Bill |
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