DEAR DR. GOTT: I often have a problem with toenail fungus in the summertime, but it’s understandable because I spend a lot of time at our town pool and in the locker room afterward so I can change out of my bathing suit. This I have learned to accept.

I live in the upper northwest section of the country, and I have the start of another fungal infection. This is the first time this has happened during the winter, and I am totally confused as to why. Our pool is closed until warm weather returns, and I’m in my home, which I thought was safe from the problem. I was wrong. Can you shed some light on this annoying problem?

DEAR READER: You’re not the first person with this complaint. We tend to forget that damp, cold weather can also trigger just such an infection. [Read more...]