Possible Causes of Hair Loss Revealed
Causes for the loss of hair appear to be the major driving force of investigation to the health professionals because of the increase in the hair loss rate every day. The effect that the hair loss in the social life of a person poses as a serious matter that needs to be attended as soon as possible. In addition to that many experts consider hair loss poses as a symptom to any dreadful disease. Though the hair issues are associated more with the women, the hair loss in both men and women occur approximately in the same rate. But it is the pattern in which the hair loss occurs in them that differs. The general term used for hair loss is Alopecia and various sub-kinds of Alopecia are noticed depending mainly on the basic cause of that hair loss.
Before going much deeper into the concept, it is very important to obtain a preliminary idea on hair loss. Normally the scalp is counted to have approximately 1,000,000 follicles of hair which slightly varies according to the ethnicity. Hairs tend to fall down at a rate of 50-100 per day and this is considered ‘normal’ in the loss of hair. The issue is considered ‘problematic’ only if the rate of hair loss has accounted to affect 50% of the hair. Androgenetic Alopecia is the general form of hair loss popularly termed as baldness. Hair loss of this particular pattern is known to be as the result of several genetic reasons.
In addition to the hereditary reasons, there are several physiological changes that attribute to the hair loss. Diseases such as Erythroderma, Vitiligo, Systemic Lupus erthematosus, Roselli-Gulienetti Syndrome, Addison’s disease and Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL) affects the growth of hair and results in its loss. Imbalance in the hormones also causes hair loss in addition to the fluctuations of the hormones in the bosy like the menopause and child birth. Diseases like AIDS, SLE, autoimmune diseases and iron deficiency anemia also can result in the loss of hair. Loss of hair in response to any such external and internal stress factors are termed as telogen effluvium.
Telogen effluvium type of hair loss can also be resulted because of the intense mental stress and other psychological disorders. Anagen effluvium type of hair loss is caused because of the toxicity for the scalp tissues as after effect of the intake of certain medications or poisoning. The medications for the diseases such as arthritis, depression, heart problems, gout, high blood pressure, and depression have shown hair loss effects. Cancer treatment, especially chemotherapy or intoxication can also result in hair loss. The fungal infections in scalp can also be a probable reason for hair loss. Alopecia areata, the hair losses in patches, can be mainly due to any such infection. Other skin diseases such as eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis can also be some causes of hair loss.
Working in strenuous conditions like in intense heat, sunlight and dust also lead to the loss of hair. Busy schedule in the life can contribute to the hair loss in an individual as he cannot spend much time for maintaining the hair properly.
There are plenty of reasons leading to hair loss but only the proper maintenance and a proper healthy diet can help an individual to get rid of the hair loss disease. But it is always recommended to seek the help of an expert to know whether the biochemical dihydrotestosterone is the reason for initiating the hair loss.
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