Paronychias (pus near the finger nail) are really common, and they hurt.
The way to relieve the pain is to get the pus out.
Here’s how Tessa Davis drains a paronychia in this week’s video on our YouTube channel.
How I drain a paronychia: getting the pus out
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. How I drain a paronychia: getting the pus out, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2021. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.34608
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This is the absolute best advice I’ve found. Sliding a pair of sterilised sharp tweezers to separate the layers like this was totally painless and I was rewarded with an enormous amount of puss and incredible pain relief. Superb video.
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Can still recall the pain of a paronychia! I won’t even tell you what I did to relieve the pressure in my finger but it involved a very hot needle and a lot of desperation :/ thanks for the video and tips 🙂