My hair is falling out!?
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I have found that when my hair began falling out a lot I started brushing my hair before I got in the shower and I didn't notice so much coming out! I also tried letting the conditioner sit in my hair for a while so when I try to pull my fingers through it not so much falls out!
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If you are losing more than 100 strands a day (which is typical) I would consult a doctor.
Believe it or not, pre-natal vitamins help.
Is hair loss normal?
Everyone has some hair loss every day. In fact, it is normal to lose up to 100 hairs a day. However, some people lose a lot of hair early in life because it runs in their family (inherited) or because of disease, medications, stress, injury, or damage to the hair.
What causes hair loss?
The most common cause of hair loss is genetics—you inherit the tendency to lose hair from either or both of your parents. This is called male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss, or androgenetic alopecia. (Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss.) About half of all people have this type of hair loss by about 50 years of age. 1, 2
See an illustration of typical inherited hair loss.
Other common causes of hair loss include:
Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis), which is common in children.
Mental stress or physical stress, such as recent surgery, illness, or high fever.
Chemotherapy, the use of medication to destroy cancer cells.
Pulling your hair back too tightly, wearing tight braids or ponytails, or using curling irons or dyes.
Age. As you age, you grow less hair. It is also thinner and tends to break more easily.
What are the symptoms?
Hair loss can occur as thinning (you may not notice hairs falling out) or as shedding, with clumps of hair falling out. It can be general—you lose hair all over your scalp—or focal, which means you lose it in one area only. In inherited hair loss, men generally develop bald spots on the forehead area or on the top of the head, while women have an overall thinning of the hair throughout the scalp.
Because hair is an important part of appearance, hair loss can result in loss of self-esteem and feeling unattractive, especially in women and teens.
How is hair loss diagnosed?
Hair loss is diagnosed through a medical history and physical examination. Your health professional will ask you questions about your hair loss, such as whether your parents have hair loss, when your hair loss started, and how much hair you are losing. He or she will also look at the pattern of your hair loss, examine your scalp, and may tug gently on a few hairs or pull some out.
If the reason for your hair loss is not clear, your health professional may take a sample of your hair or scalp to examine under a microscope, or do a blood test to identify a disease source.
How is it treated?
Some people choose to treat hair loss with medications or surgery, such as hair transplantation. Others choose to wear hairpieces (wigs or toupees) or use different methods of hair styling (dyeing or combing). The approach you use depends on the cause of your hair loss and how you feel about it. Some people feel they need treatment, while others are not as concerned about thinning hair or baldness.
Hair loss that is caused by a controllable factor, such as stress or a medication, is treated by eliminating the cause.
Will my hair grow back?
Whether your hair grows back depends on the cause of your hair loss. If you have inherited hair loss, you would need treatment to regrow your hair. It will not grow back naturally. However, treatment to regrow hair does not work for everyone. If your hair loss is caused by medication, stress, or damage, hair often grows back after the cause is removed, although sometimes treatment may be needed.
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A common cause of hair loss in women can be a problem with your Thyroid gland, get it checked out because if it is, you're doctor can fix that for you
Mine comes out in globs-I am 24, but my hair doesn't get any thinner. I do wear my hair in a ponytail a lot and I think that's what it is. Do you wear your hair up a lot?
Go to a dermatologist . look at your aunts, grandma, or mom, do they have the same problem? it might just be genes. Again i would say go to the doctor.
are you taking vitamin a? if so, maybe you're taking too much of it. i had the same case when i was 9. my hair fall was overwhelming. if you're not taking the said vitamin, maybe you ought to see a dermatologist to determine the true cause of that hairfall
MIGHT HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM. CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR. BIOTIN (B COMPLEX, SOLUBLE IN WATER) MIGHT HELP. SO DOES PABA (PARA AMINOBENZOIC ACID, ALSO SOLUBLE IN WATER), AND VITAMIN F, AND B2 (RIBOFLAVIN, WATER SOLUBLE), B3 (NIACIN).
ok well there are multiple of posibilities.it could be that you are stressing out and that has a huge effect on your hair.also if you die it then itll also fall out.and as hard as it is to believe washing it everyday will cause that too.but most likely itz stress.just try to calm down a lil bit.and if none of that works maybe the products you are using on your hair now are messing with your hair.hope this works.an hope you get better.
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I had the exact same problem and even had my thyroid checked. Come to find out it is only stress causing my hair to fall out. I started using Nioxin shampoo and conditioner and it made a huge difference. You might want to consider using this.
one other thing to consider is contaminants (perhaps in your food or environment). Anti-freeze can cause hair loss and is actually listed as an ingredient in some foods! (ethylene glycol i believe)
actually I lose a lot of hair too. however Pantene is actually very very bad for your hair.. My hair stylist told me that I use mane and tail shampoo it thickens and strengthens my hair and makes it grow very fast! Hope I helped
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