Contents:
- Medical Video: 8 Bad Habits That Are Destroying Your Hair
- The causes of hair loss that often occur
- 1. Stress
- 2. Anemia
- 3. Hairstyles
- 4. New childbirth
- 5. Hypothyroidism
- 7. Family history (offspring)
- 8. Effect of drugs
Medical Video: 8 Bad Habits That Are Destroying Your Hair
Hair loss is a very disturbing thing. Especially when we just realize that our hair falls out when we see the number of clumps of hair in the bedroom or bathroom. Everyone, without exception, must also have experienced hair loss. In general, hair loss is a condition of loss of hair from the head or body. But what exactly is the cause of hair loss?
Hair loss usually has many causes including androgenetic alopecia (the most common signs of hair loss and thinning of humans), fungal infections, trauma (for example, due to trichotillomania), radiotherapy, chemotherapy, malnutrition (for example, iron deficiency ) and autoimmune diseases such as alopecia areata (an autoimmune disease that attacks the scalp and causes hair loss).
However, sometimes hair loss is also caused by body conditions and certain diseases. What are some of them?
The causes of hair loss that often occur
Here are some reasons that can be one of the causes of hair loss that you might be experiencing:
1. Stress
Stress is a form of tension from physical, psychological, emotional and mental that can affect activity. In fact, stress can also reduce productivity, pain and mental disorders. Stress that can be a cause of hair loss is not short-term stress (ie stress due to congestion, tasks that accumulate, or scolded by superiors, etc.); but rather, long-term stress (such as stress after giving birth, due to accidents, illness, trauma due to surgery, etc.). This stress can trigger hair loss, called telogen effluvium (a form of alopecia characterized by diffuse hair loss that can occur acutely or chronic).
In addition, emotional stress can also cause hair loss, for example due to divorce, or the death of a loved one.
2. Anemia
Anemia is a condition of reduced red blood cell count or hemoglobin content in the blood. Hemoglobin (Hb) is an oxygen-carrying protein compound in red blood cells. Anemia due to iron deficiency is one of the causes of hair loss, it was also revealed by the American Academy of Dermatology. Generally, if hair loss due to iron deficiency can be overcome by consuming foods rich in iron such as meat, especially liver and red meat, soybeans and green leafy vegetables such as spinach.
3. Hairstyles
Without realizing it, changing hairstyles and hair care too often can cause hair loss. Especially if you try to have extreme hairstyles such as tight braids, or do maintenance using hard or high-heat chemicals. These things can affect the strength of the hair root. Therefore, to prevent hair loss due to extreme hairstyles and hair care, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends that you use conditioner every time you shampoo.
In addition, you should leave your hair dry and try to limit the amount of time to straighten / curl your hair with veils (which contain high heat) at least once a week.
4. New childbirth
Pregnancy is one example of the type of physical stress that can be the cause of hair loss. However, hair loss during pregnancy is very rare because at the moment there is an increase in the hormone estrogen so that the hair will thicken. Hair loss is often experienced by women after childbirth (post-pregnancy). This happens because after you give birth, estrogen levels will decrease so that the hair will enter into the resting phase (telogen). When this phase occurs, more hair will experience loss every day.
But you don't need to worry, because this hair loss will not make your hair become bald. Because, within 6 months your hair will grow back to normal, but the hair texture may look different. If indeed after more than 12 months of giving birth to your hair, you will still experience instability, you should consult your doctor so you can do a thorough examination to find out the cause of the hair loss.
5. Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a term that refers to the declining symptom of the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland. In general, the cause of hypothyroidism is a lack of nutritional intake in the form of iodine or iodine. The result of hypothyroidism is a decrease in thyroid hormone production which can result in hair loss.
7. Family history (offspring)
One of the causes of hair loss is heredity. In addition, heredity can also affect the age at which you will start losing hair, the level of hair loss and baldness. This type of hair loss may involve both thinning hair and miniaturization (hair becomes soft, smooth and short).
8. Effect of drugs
Hair loss can also be caused by drugs that are being consumed, such as drugs for cancer, arthritis, depression, heart problems, high blood pressure, etc. In addition, too much intake of vitamin A can also cause hair loss.
