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50 Doctors Share Health Signs You Should Never Ignore

BuzzFeed·Liz Richardson·about 1 month ago
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1. "'Weird' fingernails, or clubbed nails. It's not always normal. It's either congenital and the family has it as well, or it's a specific sign for something systemic, such as OSA ( obstructive sleep apnea ) or pulmonary hypertension ." —Anonymous, 32, North Carolina 3. "Nurse here. Infected hair follicles or bug bites. Cellulitis is no joke. I’ve seen people lose limbs by ignoring the infection, or worse, become septic and end up in the ICU. Never ignore an infection, no matter how small it seems." —Anonymous, 40, Pennsylvania 4. "Snoring. Sleep apnea makes just about every other health condition worse because you aren’t sleeping, and your body can’t heal and recover overnight. It’s not normal to snore; get it checked out and start using CPAP." "Ditto: if you’re tired all the time and fall asleep every time you sit down." —Anonymous, 40, Canada "Sleep apnea. I've seen patients come in with pretty bad heart failure after never using their CPAP machine at night.…

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