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HAIR LOSS SYMPTOMS

If you are experiencing hair loss, baldness, or thinning hair symptoms, you are not alone. Hair loss baldness or thinning hair cause are common concerns for both men and women. What is male pattern baldness? Why a woman develops female pattern baldness symptoms?

What is normal hair loss?

Shedding up to 100 hair a day is considered normal. In a normal hair growth cycle, as hair fall out naturally, it is replaced by a new hair from the same follicle located just beneath the skin surface and new hair grows in. As we age, the hair re-growth process may slow or stop, and thinning or baldness areas may occur.

Excessive hair loss can be seen in women post childbirth. Within two to three months after delivery, excessive hair loss may be seen on brushes and combs. This is normal in most cases and hair will grow back to the original state after several months.

What are abnormal Hair loss symptoms?

There are many hair loss symptoms and conditions that are not part of normal hair growth cycle. One that is most common but is not a health risk is male pattern baldness.

In male pattern baldness, the hair loss generally is gradual. The hair usually thins out first in the front of the scalp hairline and forehead and moves progressively to the back and top of the head. It tends to be progressive, and in many eventually, only hair around the ears, the sides, and back of the head remains, as an horseshoe-shaped pattern that leaves the crown of the head exposed.

Women with pattern baldness rarely develop complete frontal bald area as men do. Women typically have gradual hair thinning throughout the scalp. Women's hair loss is experienced as a diffuse thinning of their hair.

Male pattern baldness or female pattern baldness are part of aging and genetic traits of a person. It is very common condition and is not considered an illness.

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What medical illness or conditions result in hair loss?

Another symptom of abnormal hair loss that needs immediate healthcare attention is due to illness or other causes described in the following pages, such as Alopecia Areata condition. Health care provider should be seen when losing hair in large amounts after brushing, after a bath, or on the bedding. Hair can be pulled out by the roots very easily. Hair shafts become thin and break off as they exit the scalp. In many cases of Alopecia areata hair loss usually falls out, resulting in smooth, round patches about the size of a coin or larger. It is believed that the cause of the illness is when the immune system attacks a person's own hair follicles. It usually starts with one or more small, round, smooth bald patches on the scalp and can progress to total scalp hair loss or complete body hair loss. Extreme case is alopecia universals disease where complete loss of all hair on the body.

School-age children who suffer from large hair loss with bald spots and hair breaking off, should seek physician care immediately.

Any large quantity of hair loss should be seen as underlying medical disorder. It is a signal to seek medical attention for diagnosis of hair loss cause. Seek health care provider when the hair falls out, it's all over the place such as covering the pillows and seen in clumps on the bath counter.

Excessive hair loss could also result from various medical illnesses and drug treatments, alopecia areata, crash dieting, damaging hair care practice, hormonal changes caused by menopause or thyroid abnormalities, serious illness, and severe emotional stress. In addition, anxiety habits, such as, hair pulling or scalp rubbing, damage hair follicles. This nervous behavior is known as tri-chotillomania, and it affects 2 percent of the population.

Temporary hair loss may be initiated by medications, such as blood pressure drugs, Beta Blockers for depression, oral contraceptives as Estrogens, Naproxin Sodium (Nuprin) and others. Also, excessive intake of iron or vitamin A is toxic and can cause hair loss. Some illnesses may lead to thinning hair, including: thyroid disease, overactive or under active thyroid gland, ringworm, syphilis, and even high fever. Diseases, such as circulatory disorders and arthritis are factor of hair loss.

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When should you seek medical diagnosis?

As the above hair loss symptoms occurs a physician diagnosis is needed to evaluate the underlying disorder responsible for the hair loss. It is important to seek doctor advice early to check on a possible cause for your specific hair loss problem. Seek a doctor if:

Excessive hair loss is noticed or you are losing hair rapidly.
You are seeing hair loss at an early age.
You are losing hair in a pattern like a receding hair line, thinning or bald areas on the crown, or hair loss throughout your head.
You have itching, flaking, or redness of your scalp.
Red, scaly, abnormal skin around the hair loss area.
Female who is showing female pattern baldness.
You are losing hair from other parts of your body other than the scalp.
You are seeing hair loss after taking a new medication.

Did you know... If you have sudden hair loss, you should first check with your family doctor or internist to find your hair loss cause . A dermatologist will treat skin infections that cause hair loss. It may be necessary for you to see an endocrinologist for hormone imbalances, namely androgens.

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