question. (hair seems to be "dropping")
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im in my teens,every morning i wake up and comb my hair,and theres like 6-7 strands of hair on the comb.it started like few weeks ago.it wasnt like tht in the past so im quite concerned why my hair seems to be 'dropping '??
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Beijing 101
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it's normal
Information on Causes of Hair Dropping
Normally, about 90% of our scalp hairs are growing and 10% are resting. The resting hairs stay in place for several months, but when a new hair is formed and begins its own growth cycle, the old one is pushed up and out. We normally lose 50 - 100 scalp hairs per day as old hairs are shed to make room for new ones.
Many events can cause a definite change in the hair cycle. A temporary increase in the rate of shedding may occur 3 - 4 months after childbirth, or following a high fever, major illness, major surgical procedure, blood loss, or severe emotional stress. It has also been seen recently in association with rapid weight-loss diets involving severe restriction of calories (less than 800 per day) or protein. In these situations, hair will literally come out by the handful, but it always regrows some months later. Various drugs can also cause hair shedding. In other instances, hair loss is not increased but replacement is inadequate. This can occur as a result of thyroid disease, cancer, iron deficiency, and some cases of diabetes.
So-called "male-pattern" hair thinning, the all-too-familiar receding hairline seen earliest at the temples and over the top of the scalp, is very common in men. It may also occur in women, in whom it normally appears 15 - 20 years later than in their male relatives. The age of onset, degree of thinning, and ultimate hair pattern are determined by male hormone (androgen) stimulation and by heredity. In other words, the eventual development of male-pattern thinning is a normal and inevitable response to the same stimuli (androgen) which promote normal sexual development. Although seborrhea (oilness) and dandruff are sometimes associated with this type of hair loss, treating these conditions does not influence the regrowth of hair.
In women, genetic hair thinning is more difficult to diagnose with certainty at an early age, but it seems to be quite common. The hair loss is more diffuse and less patterned. If one can exclude other common causes of hair loss, if there is a family history of the condition, and if the onset is gradual and not associated with irregular menstrual periods or excessive growth of hair elsewhere on the body (hirsutism), it is likely that this hair loss is a normal event.
Familial (or genetic) hair thinning has never been shown to be helped by local applications or injections, by radiation, or by any other physical treatment in either sex. There are no foods or vitamins which will specifically help hair growth, though food health and nutrition are generally important.
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yun num haircare
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wah thanks for the research.. i've never encountered this at all .any idea how long will this continue??
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dun worry, u are not balding..... yet
u need a good shampoo to have a healthy scalp....try klorane range of shampooswatch ur diet too....
not too much of salty stuff. -
hair loss is normal. it's part of the body's renewal system. jus like our skins. go shake your hands in the room when the sun light shines in...u can see it coming down like dusts. very eeecky but normal.
only worry when your hairs start falling out alarmingly...u can normally do a pull test...if a whole lump of hairs can just be pulled out...u have a problem.
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my bro is also dropping hair recently...
he so gan cheong buy those treatment oil or watever..
but i think it's bcos he used too much hair wax lor..
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thanks people.i feel more relieved now,was even thinking of seeing a doctor .
normally how long will it drop? 1-2 mth?
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it's forever....what matters is drop how much
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Originally posted by FireIce:
dun worry, u are not balding..... yet
u need a good shampoo to have a healthy scalp....try klorane range of shampooswatch ur diet too....
not too much of salty stuff.
how about the pregaine shampoo? -
serious? hw cme last time i nvr drop,now den drop.
im not sure bout the shampoo cos iv'e been using dove all e tym
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as we get older, we drop something along the way...like me...i dropped all my teeths liao
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If you are losing alot of hair and it is becoming evident that you are going bald, get a castration - to quote wikipedia: Castration prevents male pattern baldness if it is done before hair is lost; however, castration will not restore hair growth after hair has already been lost due to male pattern baldness.
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what is chibet?
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Originally posted by newcomer:
what is chibet?
To be polite, I'll say it is Chinese tiBet -
I try to have some dignity. So I started shaving my head when my hair started to thin.
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eh u guys use hair wax will drop mah!?