Any ideas on how to help ease the pain with an ingrown toenail?

My mum said to cut a V shape into the centre of it and it worked, any other ideas?Any ideas on how to help ease the pain with an ingrown toenail?
Mix 2 tbsp. Epsom salts into a basin of warm water. Soak the foot that has the ingrown toenail for 15 to 20 minutes. This softens your toenail and the skin around it.


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Pull the skin of the toe away from the nail gently, using your fingers.


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Apply a small amount of over the counter topical antiseptic to the area of the toe where the nail had grown in.


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Place a small piece of cotton between the toenail and the toe. You need to leave the cotton in place for a few days until the nail grows out and the toe heals. Tape the toe using medical tape to hold the cotton in place and protect it while it is healing.


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Numb your toe by applying an ice pack for 10 to 15 minutes. Reapply the ice pack every few hours if pain returns.


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Take aspirin or acetaminophen to ease the pain from the ingrown toenail.Any ideas on how to help ease the pain with an ingrown toenail?
I used to get ingrown toenails a lot. I would soak them in hot water with epsom salt. This would soften it up a bit so I could dig the nail out and cut it. However, after one got infected, I went to a podiatrist and she did a minor surgery to cut the ingrown nail all the way down to the root. Then she did something so the nail wouldn't grow back that wide. I'm not a podiatrist, but I highly recommend seeing one. I haven't had any problems since.
Soak your foot in some epson salt that should help it.
Soak it in epsom salt. This can be purchased at your local drug store.