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Many natural changes in fingers and toenails come with age. Fine ridges, for example, may start developing from the cuticle of the nail tip. This and other similar changes are common, but they are not signs of poor health.However,there are some nail conditions to watch out for such as small separations of the nail from the nail bed, yellow/brown color, or hardening ,crumbling or thickenings of the nail at the top edge.All these conditions are symptoms of a common fungal infection called Onychomycosis,which infects the nail bed under the surface of the nail causing thickening,roughness,discoloration and splitting of the nail.It can be caused by a somewhat large variety of fungi and it's typically painless for several years after initial infection. But,if left untreated, the condition will worsen and it'll be unbearable to even wear shoes or walk.Because fungi thrive in darkness,moist areas such as the inside of your shoes, Onychomycosis appears on toenails more often that fingernails. Like mold or mildew, these parasitic organisms live on dead things, which in this case is the dead nail tissue.

# posted by Lyn Devon @ 9/23/2005 10:48:00 PM