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Hi I am 24 year male. I'd a habit of nail biting since childhood. I don't eat nails now or like that, but now because of earlier problem, I now cut nails with finger tips from mouth. I feel very bad on my this habit. How to drop this habit. What medicines should I take?
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The most common treatment, which is cheap and widely available, is to apply a clear, bitter-tasting nail polish to the nails. Normally denatonium benzoate is used, the most bitter chemical compound known. The bitter flavor discourages the nail-biting habit.
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