what are the side effects of biting your nails?
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['soreness or infection in and on the skin around your nails.', 'damage to the tissue that makes your nails grow.', 'changes in how your nails look.', 'abnormal growth.', 'more frequent colds and other illnesses from placing dirty fingers in your mouth.']
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Nail biting is associated with anxiety, because the act of chewing on nails reportedly relieves stress, tension, or boredom. People who habitually bite their nails often report that they do so when they feel nervous, bored, lonely, or even hungry.
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['brown or black bands of color that increase in size over time.', 'change in skin pigment (darkening around the affected nail)', 'splitting nail or bleeding nail.', 'drainage (pus) and pain.', 'delayed healing of nail lesions or trauma.', 'separation of the nail from the nail bed.']
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['increased bleeding,', 'nosebleeds,', 'headaches,', 'itching, and.', 'bruising.']
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['a red spot or rash near the bite site.', 'a full body rash.', 'neck stiffness.', 'a headache.', 'nausea.', 'weakness.', 'muscle or joint pain or achiness.', 'a fever.']
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['headaches or dizziness.', 'nausea.', 'diarrhoea or constipation.', 'indigestion (dyspepsia)', 'stomach ache or abdominal pain.', 'nosebleeds.', 'increased bleeding (your blood taking longer to clot – for example, when you cut yourself), or easy bruising.']
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['Garlic breath.', 'Nausea.', 'Diarrhea.', 'Skin rashes.', 'Irritability.', 'Metallic taste in the mouth.', 'Brittle hair or nails.', 'Loss of hair or nails.']
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['diarrhea.', 'stomach upset.', 'headache.', 'abnormal taste sense.', 'skin rash.', 'vaginal yeast infection.']
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['Allergic skin reactions.', 'Bleeding disorders.', 'Constipation.', 'Contact dermatitis (topical use)', 'Diarrhea.', 'Dizziness.', 'Impaired fertility.', 'Headache.']
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It warned that as well as the risk of severe skin reactions such as dermatitis from liquid and powder acrylic nail systems, the fumes could cause headaches, dizziness, nausea and irritation. The filing of artificial nails could cause asthma, it said.
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['confusion or memory loss.', 'muscle spasms.', 'numbness and tingling in the hands, feet, and face.', 'depression.', 'hallucinations.', 'muscle cramps.', 'weak and brittle nails.', 'easy fracturing of the bones.']
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Signs and symptoms of a fungal nail infection thickening and distortion of the nail – it may become an unusual shape or texture and be difficult to trim. pain or discomfort – particularly when using or placing pressure on the affected toe or finger. brittle or crumbly nails – pieces may break off and come away ...
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['headaches, nausea and vomiting.', 'change of appetite.', 'constipation or diarrhoea.', 'carpal tunnel syndrome.', 'hair and skin changes.', 'vaginal bleeding.', 'dizziness.']
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Although unsanitary, chronic nail biting (onychophagia) isn't likely to cause long-term nail damage. Nails are formed within the nail bed — just beneath where the U-shaped cuticles begin. As long as the nail bed remains intact, nail biting isn't likely to interfere with fingernail growth.
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Fingers of a nail-biter. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia (or even erroneously onyhophagia), is an oral compulsive habit. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.
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Other serious symptoms in the body may be felt as chronic fatigue, pale conjunctiva, nail beds or palmer creases, along with shortness of breath, breakage of nails with a spoon shaped appearance, bone pain, tingling of toes and fingers, rapid weight loss, palpitation with no obvious reasons, loss of concentration, ...
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['excess saliva in the mouth.', 'feeling nauseous.', 'stomach ache.', 'vomiting.', 'loss of appetite.', 'dehydration.', 'eye irritation.', 'headache.']