Causes of hair loss
What Causes It?
Hair loss is normal for anyone doing their daily routines, such as combing, brushing and washing. In fact, it is normal to lose up to one hundred hairs daily. However, losing a considerable amount, especially at an early age is probably a product of heredity or there is a possibility that due to illness, stress, medications, or even the kind of hair.
The most common cause for hair loss is genetics-you inherit the tendency to lose hair, either one or both parents. This is known as male pattern or female pattern hair loss or alopecia (Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss). About half of all people, this type of hair loss around fifty years
Other common causes of hair loss, could include:
- Ringworm that attacks the scalp, common in children.
- Mental or physical stress: surgery, illness or high fever.
- Chemotherapy, used to treat cancer cells.
- Comb your hair back in braids or ponytails too tight.
- Age. As you age, you grow less hair. It also becomes thinner and brittle.
When seeking treatment? Yes:
- Hair loss is sudden rather than gradual.
- Note that you hair falls in large amounts after combing your hair, or you drop massively.
- You are concerned that a medication is causing your hair loss. You have a rash or any change in your scalp, accompanied by hair loss.
- You see signs of bacterial infection on your scalp, for example, pain, swelling, tenderness, warmth, or you’ll turn red. Seek treatment if you notice red streaks that extend into the area, if you have a fever of 37.8 ° C (100 ° F) or higher, for no apparent reason.