{"id":147437,"date":"2025-08-06T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=147437"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:48:57","slug":"onicofagia","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/es\/glossary\/onychophagia","title":{"rendered":"Onicofagia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Onicofagia<\/strong> <em>(se pronuncia o\u2011ni\u2011co\u2011FA\u2011gi\u2011a)<\/em><br><strong>Definici\u00f3n:<\/strong><br>Un h\u00e1bito cr\u00f3nico de morderse las u\u00f1as de las manos o de los pies, que a menudo implica morder la piel circundante. Se clasifica como un comportamiento repetitivo enfocado en el cuerpo (BFRB) y, en algunos casos, una forma de onicotiloman\u00eda (arrancarse o manipularse las u\u00f1as de forma compulsiva).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causas y Desencadenantes<\/strong><br>La onicofagia puede estar relacionada con factores psicol\u00f3gicos como el estr\u00e9s, la ansiedad, el aburrimiento o el perfeccionismo. Tambi\u00e9n puede asociarse con afecciones de salud mental, como el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo (TOC), el trastorno por d\u00e9ficit de atenci\u00f3n e hiperactividad (TDAH) y ciertos trastornos de ansiedad. El comportamiento aprendido de miembros de la familia tambi\u00e9n es com\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Riesgos y consecuencias:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deformidad de la placa ungueal y crecimiento atrofiado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Da\u00f1o en las cut\u00edculas y los pliegues ungueales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mayor riesgo de infecciones bacterianas, virales y f\u00fangicas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problemas dentales como dientes astillados y desgaste del esmalte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transmisi\u00f3n de g\u00e9rmenes de los dedos a la boca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gesti\u00f3n y Tratamiento:<\/strong><br>Romper el h\u00e1bito generalmente implica enfoques conductuales como el Entrenamiento de Inversi\u00f3n de H\u00e1bitos (HRT), t\u00e9cnicas de reducci\u00f3n del estr\u00e9s, uso de productos disuasorios (por ejemplo, recubrimientos de u\u00f1as de sabor amargo) y cuidado profesional de las u\u00f1as. En casos severos, se puede indicar terapia psicol\u00f3gica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Etimolog\u00eda:<\/strong><br>Del griego <em>onic\u00f3<\/em> (\u201cclavo\u201d) y <em>fagia<\/em> comer o consumir.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onychophagia (pronounced on\u2011i\u2011ko\u2011FAY\u2011jee\u2011ah)Definition:A chronic habit of biting one\u2019s fingernails or toenails, often involving chewing of the surrounding skin. It is classified as a body\u2011focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB) and, in some cases, a form of onychotillomania (compulsive nail picking or manipulation). 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