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My finger is swollen it hurts a lot .no i did not jam it while i was sleeping it just swollen it is a little better what do you recommend me putting o?

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Swelling dueto water: leaking out of blood stream into tissues faster than removed. Elevate finger above heart as much as possible to ↓rate of leak, help ↓swelling along with heat (very warm water best) to increase circulation, supply of repair nutrients & cells into area to help heal injury.

Answered 11/6/2015

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