How can I get rid of some ugly and hard ridges on my thumb finger nail?

I have some really ugly ridges on both my thumb finger nails and they kind of look weird and ugly. On one of them, the ridges are thicker and I tried to buff them away but somehow I got a small whole right in the middle of the nail. When I tried to file the nail I think I filed too much because now it even hurts when I try to do something with it. It also looks kind of dark. Please somebody tell me what this is and how can I make it go away!


Thank YouHow can I get rid of some ugly and hard ridges on my thumb finger nail?
The texture of fingernails can tell as much about a persons general health as the color can. Below are some common texture abnormalities and what they can possibly indicate.





Nail textures: Vertical ridges that appear on the nail can indicate disorders as simple as iron deficiency, poor absorption of vitamins and nutrients, overall poor health or they could indicate something as serious as kidney trouble. (So, you see why consulting your physician is so important.) These vertical ridges, as well as bumpy nails, can also suggest that one is prone to developing arthritis. Ridges running horizontally across the nail can indicate physical or mental stress.





Nutrition plays an extremely important role in every function of our bodies, right down to the tips of our fingers and toes, literally. As well as signs of other possible disorders, nails can let us know how we add up when it comes to getting





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Use one of those metal nail clippers. About the pain from filing too much, that always happens to me when my nail gets too short. Wait for it to grow back more.
Well the first thing that i am thinking of is having to do with 'perhaps prior injuries to both nails...has this happened at any time in your life...as it has to me and actually misshapened the nails and when they grow back from let's say getting caught in a door, sorry I realize that this is an ouch sort of thing....however true . The second thing I am thinking about is this...are the ridges of which you speak fairly consistent on each thumbnail? Consistent in thickness of the nails themselves? Have they turned a more yellow or tint is a better word. You say that you were filing one of them....I don't quite get what you aer speaking of save that you know yourself better then anyone else does. The colour of which you allude to being darker can indicate that there is a former injury, and if this is the case then surely you would recall what it was and how long ago this occurred to set it to onset. Another can easily be something that you have ingested....perhaps a carcinogen of some sort....unlikely but still posible....This i imagine would be via breathing... in which case check your toes as well.....as see if the toenails are in any way becoming thicker whih is not unusual in what you have described. You didn't mention your age which could also be a variable too here. And lastly I would stop the filing, keep them trimmed...please notice if you seem to have any change in your feeling(s) of your hands.


Ridges are a common indication in nails that one or many many more 'conditions' could be prevelant. Please do NOT be alarmed as these are simply for instances and it is all manageable 'that I am aware of' ~ There are certain 'condtions' that cause the misshapenning fo the nails aside from flat out mechanic work....or carpentry. Certain physical 'conditions are the cause of a manifest such as this. In my case it is Fibromyalgia w/ a faint what they call 'pitting' in the nails as thugh they are tiny divets that show to the trained eye in my case a rheumetologist. Crohn's Disease as well...and as for the discolouration, you really should take all of this up with your Doctor whether a GP or Interest.....The thickness of the nails again can be sustained via an old injury for one. The colour whiich you speak of is one that i am not familiar with. It doesn't sound like a necrosis but I would go to someone to have a blood panel done to rule out many things. Here again it would be incredibly your Physicians DX(Diagnosis) and not the lay person such as myself ony having read a few books and suffered some of what you have mentioned. Please have the bloodwork done and rule out 'autoimmune' defiencies. I cannot say for surel. Quite generally the body is a great beacon of warning that someting ';Maybe '''and I stress that word...'Maybe' wrong or temporarily awry.....Please see your Doctor, and though it may not hurt except for the filing that you did, it is paramount that you do not through the filing give your self any kind fungal infection, which is possible...but I do NOT mean to scare you in any way. I am simply drawing ou tthe obvious. This IS something that must be tended to and soon..


I wish you the best....Until which time you DO see a physician , please take note and see if any other nuances of the slightest change occur.





I wish you the best.





Garbo