Hair loss is very common. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, normal hair loss is the loss of about 50 to 100 strands of hair each day. Even a person can lose up to 250 strands, while washing his hair.
“There are many types of hair loss. It can take the form of thinning or involve complete hair loss, it can be gradual or sudden. It can be due to genetics, extreme stress, medical treatments and even certain diseases,” said Jackie Tomlinson, a spokeswoman for Alopecia UK and a nurse specialist in dermatology at Addenbrooke Hospital in Cambridge.
New hair usually replaces lost hair, but this is not always the case. Hair loss can develop gradually over years or occur suddenly. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, there are many possible causes of hair loss that can be a symptom of disease, including:
1. Alopecia areata
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that affects the follicles or glands of the hair glands. Patients with this disease usually feel hair loss in every part of the body, including the head, nose hair, ear hair, eyelashes, to eyebrows.
2. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormone disorder that causes cysts to appear on a woman's ovaries. One of the symptoms of PCOS in women is hair loss until the hair looks thin.
3. Scalp infections
Fungal or bacterial infections that attack the scalp can cause hair loss, the infected area of the scalp becomes scaly, and the affected skin becomes inflamed. In addition to hair loss, people with scalp infections often experience baldness. However, once the root of this health problem is treated, the hair loss can heal and the hair will grow back.
4. Scalp psoriasis
Psoriasis not only appears on the skin of the body, but can also attack the scalp and cause hair loss. In addition, other symptoms of psoriasis include acne-prone skin and abnormal menstrual cycles.
5. Scar tissue alopecia
Scar tissue alopecia can form when inflammation damages hair follicles. Once the hair follicles are damaged, hair loss is usually difficult to grow again. To prevent baldness associated with alopecia scarring, you should immediately consult a doctor if there is inflammation in the scalp.
6. Sexually transmitted infections
Sometimes, hair loss can also be a symptom of untreated sexually transmitted infections. However, generally hair loss related to sexually transmitted infections can return after the disease is completely treated.
7. Thyroid disease
Disorders of the thyroid gland can also cause excessive hair loss. Some sufferers even find the hair fall to meet the comb after the hair is combed.
Causes of excessive hair loss
Apart from health problems or diseases, hair loss can also be influenced by certain conditions, such as:
1. Hereditary factors
2. Stress
3. High fever
4. Hormonal changes after childbirth or menopause
5. Strict diet to lack of protein
6. Side effects of certain medications, such as retinoids, birth control pills, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, certain antidepressants, or NSAIDs
7. Hairstyles that stress the hair follicles, such as tying or braiding hair too tightly
8. Side effects of chemotherapy or radiation
When to watch out for hair loss?
Causes of hair loss are generally harmless. But, you need to be careful when hair loss:
1. Quite a lot
2. Occurs in the teens or twenties
3. Accompanied by itching or pain in the scalp
4. There is inflammation, scaly skin or redness appears on the scalp
5. Menstrual cycle is not normal
6. There is an infection on the scalp
If some of the signs above appear immediately consult a doctor. Could be the cause of hair loss symptoms of a disease that has been described above.
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