How do you get rid of a splinter ?!


Question: How do you get rid of a splinter !?
I have a splinter in my hand !. It has been there three days !. I tried using tweezers but nothing worked , any tricks !?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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"Natural home remedies for removing Splinters:

The amazing thing about a splinter is that such a tiny thing can hurt so much!. You can't ignore them because they often get infected and hurt even more!. And getting or removing them out by digging with a needle often makes things worse!. To remove splinters without the pain, here some home remedy :-

Soak your skin!. Before removing a splinter, it's a good idea to soak the area in warm water for ten or fifteen minutes!. Water makes the wood softer and also causes it to swell!. In some cases this will cause the splinters to pop out on its own!. Even when it doesn't it's much easier to remove a splinter when the skin is soft and pliable!.

Grease it out!. One traditional technique for removing splinters is to smear on a little bit of bacon fat and then cover it with an adhesive strip!.
In a day or two, the splinters will often be gone!. Bacon fat contains a lot of salt, which draws moisture from the skin and which may draw the splinter out as well!.

Apply a little ice!. To quickly ease the pain of a splinters, apply an ice cube for a few minutes!. This will help numb the area, making the splinter easier to remove!.

Spray on some relief!. Another way to numb the pain is to give a spritz with an over the counter first aid spray!. As a bonus, these sprays will helps disinfect the area so that it's less likely to get infected!.

To retrieve any residual pieces of wood, cover a cotton swab or piece of gauze with household glue and place in on the skin!. Let the glue dry, and then remove the gauze!. The splinter should come out!.

Use the right tweezers!. It's not always easy to get a grip on a splinter with tweezers!. You'll have better success if you use tweezers that have ridges or grooves on the end, which will improve with little rubbing alcohol!. Grab the splinter as close to skin as possible and pull firmly!. Do your best to remove the splinter at the same angle as it entered the skin, which will helps prevent it from breaking off inside!. When you're done, swab a little rubbing alcohol on the skin to disinfect it, or at least wash the area well with soap and water!."

I hope this helps!

MichelleWww@Answer-Health@Com

I know it's frustrating, but I have found out it is better for you to just wait!. it will come out on its own, your body should reject it and naturally push it out as a foreign object!. I had a nurse who tried to dig one out of my hand before and the hole from digging ended up getting infected and being sore longer than if I would have just waited!. it may taks a week or so but eventually it should come out on its own!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

This may sound painful, but really if u do it right itsnot!. Okay take a needle and STERILIZE it!! Now barely put the needle in ur skin!. U should not feel any pain!. Try to just get through to the layer of skin the splinter is in!. Get the splinter where its standing up and take the tweezers and get the sucker out! lolWww@Answer-Health@Com

Put a piece of fatback meat on it and the salt in it will help draw it out,sounds gross but it will work,just put it on there and wrap a towel around it like over night!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

take a shower to make your skin soft and then use a tweezer right after, try to open the skin around the splinter a bitWww@Answer-Health@Com

get a needle or safty pin and dig at the skin around it then try the tweezers againWww@Answer-Health@Com

maybe try duct tape or a band aid- or maybe try squeezing it out!. splinters are annoying :PWww@Answer-Health@Com





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