Homeopathy Health Care

Alopecia (Hair Fall)

One of the commonest forms of hair loss in women and men is a condition called TELOGEN effluvium, in which there is a diffuse shedding of hairs around the scalp and elsewhere on the body. This is a fairly common symptom of lupus. The hair loss is usually patchy. This is usually a reaction to intense stress on the body's physical or hormonal systems, or as a reaction to medication.
The condition, which can occur at any age, generally begins fairly suddenly and gets better on its own within about six months, although for a few people it can become a chronic problem. About 90 percent of hair on the scalp grows continually. The other 10 percent of scalp hair is in a resting phase that lasts two to three months. At the end of the resting stage, this hair is shed. Shedding 50 to 100 hairs a day is normal.

Every hair follicle has life cycle of between two and six years, which ends with the hair falling and a new one replacing it. 90% of the hair is at the growing stage ANAGEN; at this stage the hair grows about 0.3 mm everyday and it last three years. The next stage is resting KATAGEN; at this stage the hair does not grow and stay static for three weeks. The last stage takes place when the hair falls TELOGEN; it can take up to three months to the hair to fall. Normally, at this stage new hair is growing.The average person loses between 50 to 100 hairs daily. The hair grows about one CM a month. Blond people have more hairs, about 140,000, in compare to darker hair people who have 90,000. Old people tend to lose more hairs then growing them back. About 90 percent of hair on the scalp grows continually. The other 10 percent of scalp hair is in a resting phase that lasts two to three months. At the end of the resting stage, this hair is shed.
Hair loss is usually diagnostic when large areas of the scalp are left with only thin hair. Usually people notice hair loss when they comb, or at the shower. The hair loss results from the pressure on the hairs during these activities, and not necessarily indicates that you have hair loss problem. One way to test if we are losing our hair is to pull your hair if you end up with more than 4-5 hairs in your hand you might have a problem. Another test is counting the hairs on your pillow in the morning. More than 8 hairs are indication to serious hair loss.


What causes hair loss?

Hair loss is believed to be primarily caused by a combination of the following:

• Change in hormones
• Aging
• Illness
• Family history of baldness
• Burns
• Trauma

However, Hair loss is not caused by the following:

• Poor circulation to the scalp
• Vitamin deficiencies
• Dandruff
• Excessive hat, helmet -wearing
• A gene passed on from an individual's maternal grandfather

Remedies/ Symptoms



PHOSPHORUS

• Round patches on scalp completely deprived of hair.
• Falling of hair in large bunches on the forehead and on the side above the ears.
• The root of the hair seems to be dry; denuded scalp looks clear white and smooth.
• Dandruff copious, fall out in clouds.
  

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