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I, too, developed a corn which has been persistent, despite removal

I, too, developed 2 when I was required to ware dress shoes for a Summer job. Fortunately, I wiped them out with a Hong Kong made "Corn Paste" I bought in a Chinese drug store for $7.  I was pain free, and easy to use.   Only problem is that it doesn’t come with English instruction.  :- Best of luck in getting rid of the CORN,

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I keep getting a corn on the outside of the outermost toe.  Has anyone else had this problem?  Let me explain. About a year ago, I had some running shoes that I believe may have been to narrow (I have a wide foot).  My feet didn’t really feel cramped in them, but I began to notice soreness in the toe as I increased my weekly mileage.  Then I noticed a callous beginning to form, or at least I thought it was a callous because I had never had a corn before and I thought only really old people got corns (I’m 31 years old).  I went to a drug store and bought some liquid corn remover and after 2 weeks that corn was gone – that toe was really sore though during those 2 weeks.  I decided to buy some new running shoes, the Saucony Jazz 3000, and I thought they felt plenty comfortable.  Well, I noticed the soreness in the toe beginning again, so I rushed out and bought the new Saucony Jazz 4000 that has a boxed toe with even more room then the 3000…. but it hasn’t helped.  My corn is back and I’m getting this sinking suspicion that after I remove it again, it’s just going to come back. I read a suggestion from one of the running magazines that if you get blisters try putting Vaseline Petroleum Jelly on it to help reduce the friction.  I’ve been doing this for the past 2 months, but …. I talked to a saleman at Foot Locker today, and he suggested that I buy a pair of the EE width New Balance shoes.  Is a another new pair of shoes going to really help? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Gary Godwin

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