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CAUSES AND TREATMENT FOR HAIR LOSS
by Kelly Klinsworth
http://www.morehairloss.com
On average, people lose about 10% of their hair during a
resting phase. Then after about three months, resting hair
falls out and new hair begins to grow. The phase of new
growing hair typically lasts anywhere from two to six years
with hair growing about one-half to one-inch per month.
The interesting thing is that as much as 90% of hair on
your head is growing at any given time.
Shedding hair is a normal process. In fact, on a normal
day, you would lose about 100 hairs although more if you
were actually going through significant hair loss. Now,
hair loss is usually associated with men but women can also
go through hair loss. The cause of excessive hair loss
could be a number of things. For starters, if you have
undergone major surgery or illness, you might lose more
hair for the following three months than you normally do
because of stress.
Another common cause of excessive hair loss is due to
hormonal changes within the body. This in itself could be
from several things such as having a baby, dealing with an
under or overly active thyroid, having estrogen or
androgens out of balance, and so on. Then, certain types
of drugs can also cause hair loss. In this case, once the
medication is stopped, the excessive hair loss usually
stops as well. The most common culprits include blood
thinners, chemotherapy, excessive vitamin A,
antidepressants, gout medication, and birth control pills.
Then, if you have a fungal infection of the scalp, you
might also find your hair falling out more than usual.
Finally, underlying disease can also be a challenge. For
instance, if you are living with something such as
diabetes, lupus, or another autoimmune disease, excessive
hair loss is common. Remember, by taking the right
medication to treat the problem, hair growth generally
returns to normal.
Although some types of hair loss are genetic, you can also
do a few things to help slow down or stop the process. For
starters, avoid wearing your hair in cornrows, ponytails,
or hot rollers, which tend to pull and stretch hair to the
point of breakage. In addition, if hair follicles should
become inflamed, excessive hair loss may occur. In this
case, having your hair permed, colored, or treated with hot
oil could be damaging. The key here is to only, have a
professional work on your hair, using professional and
safe products.
If the hair loss is extreme and you have tried everything
you know from eating healthy to using good hair care
products but nothing is working, you might visit with your
doctor. First, he or she will look at what is going on
with your body to see if medication, infection, or illness
could be the problem. If not, blood work may be performed
to look further at a possible cause. In some cases, your
doctor may prescribe certain medication such as hormones
for an imbalance or antibiotics for an infection. Other
than that, you will find a number of excellent products
now on the market that can help maintain the current amount
of hair and in some cases, help with regrowth.
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