The hair is often determined by the state of human health. If they start to fall out very much, become dull and brittle, then there can be a lot of reasons for this phenomenon. Hair diseases can develop both due to chemical or physical effects on them, and because of the pathological process that is observed in the human body. In addition, often the reason is hereditary factors, metabolic disorders. The state of the nervous and endocrine system affects the growth and quality of the strands. In this article, we will take a closer look at what hair diseases can be, what provokes them, and also how to deal with them.
Alopecia
You can talk about the beginning of baldness if a person begins to lose more than 100 hairs a day. In this situation, the hairs do not have time to be replaced by new ones, and the pathology is manifested by various external signs. Hair disease, which is accompanied by hair loss, is commonly called alopecia in the field of medicine.
Causes of Alopecia
Such a disease can manifest itself for the following reasons:
- Hormonal failure in the human body, for example, thyroid pathology, pregnancy, menopause, and also a fungal infection.
- Injury to the skin, which should include chemical, radiation, mechanical or burn.
- Genetic predisposition.
- Too much testosterone is produced by the body.
- Overexertion, nervous breakdowns, depression, stress.
- Improper diet and bad habits.
- Autoimmune reaction of the human body. In this case, the reason for this situation is still unclear.
Hair growth will resume only if the irritant that triggered the problem ceases to act.
Symptoms of Alopecia
If you suspect that you have this hair disease, you should seek the help of a trichologist. Symptoms may manifest themselves gradually, while not being very expressive. In some cases, the symptoms are very vivid. The symptoms of this hair disease should include:
- The appearance of small areas of baldness on the head.
- Hair growth too slow.
- Complete hair loss on the head, face, and also on other areas on the body.
Alopecia Treatment
If you suspect alopecia, you can seek the help of a trichologist. In Moscow and other large cities of Russia, there are a lot of these specialists. Mostly, specialists prescribe corticosteroids for treatment. For example, in the field of baldness, different drugs are injected using a special syringe. In addition, various gels and ointments may also be used. The most effective of them are: "Fluocinolone", "Dexamethasone". Of course, trichologists in Moscow and other cities of our country prescribe multivitamin complexes for their patients to provide the patient with the necessary substances.
Very effective are those drugs that are made on the basis of zinc. But they should be taken very carefully. The fact is that a large dosage of zinc has effectiveness, and it can provoke various side effects.
When a person has complete baldness, then special irritating drugs are used that stimulate hair growth. In some cases, patients require medications that can suppress the autoimmune reaction.
Therapy of alopecia in men and women can be reduced to the use of hormonal drugs.
Knotted Trichorexis
This disease causes the development of hair shaft abnormalities. This ailment is characterized by a weakening of the hair follicles, as well as a constant breaking off of the hair due to insufficiency of the cuticle layer. There are two forms of nodular trichorexis: acquired and congenital. A congenital form of the disease is diagnosed in children at birth. It may be the result of a metabolic disorder in the body. As for the acquired form, it is the most common. Acquired trichorexis arises as a result of the use of a large number of chemicals and hair care products.
Reasons for the development of nodular trichorexis
The causes of the disease include chemical, mechanical injury to the hair shaft. In most cases, this affects the fair sex with long hair, which is used by perming, blow-drying, coloring, inappropriate shampoos or hair styling products, frequent combing, overdrying under sunlight, and much more. And if the hair is dry by nature, then the risk of developing this disease increases several times.
As mentioned above, nodular trichorexis can be a congenital pathology. The disease can develop in people with congenital metabolic disorders. In such situations, hair damage is often manifested in combination with degeneration of teeth and nails.
The disease can also accompany various hereditary syndromes, manifested by damage to the skin.
Symptoms
So, we figured out what are the causes of brittle hair with nodular trichorexis. But how exactly will this disease manifest itself? The following symptoms are characteristic of this ailment:
- Dry hair.
- Cross section of hair and their fragility.
- Fiber splitting of hair along the shaft.
- Whitish-gray knots in areas of hair splitting.
- Loss of elasticity and strength of hairs.
In this case, you should pay attention to the fact that with this disease, the splitting of the rod into several fibers is observed with any effect, most often with combing. In the case of severe splitting, the hair breaks off under its own weight. At the point of rupture, the tip of the hair resembles a brush.
Treatment of nodular trichorexis
For the treatment of this disease, therapeutic methods are used. The disease affects the bulbs of the hairs, so it is not able to lead to surgery. For this reason, in this situation, there is no need to use surgical intervention for therapy. The principle of treatment will be reduced to constant cutting, hair treatment with burdock, castor, and other vegetable oils. When diagnosing hair disease, experts also recommend using moisturizing masks. For oral administration, vitamins A, E, as well as group B are prescribed.
Dry skin seborrhea
So, we continue to consider what diseases can affect the hair. One of these is dry seborrhea, which is an ailment of the scalp. The cause of dry skin seborrhea is the low activity of the sebaceous glands. And violation of the imbalance can lead to the fact that the skin becomes rough, peeling of the upper layers of the epidermis appears, and in some cases the natural shade of the skin disappears.
Causes of Dry Seborrhea
What can contribute to the development of this disease. The fundamental factors are as follows:
- Overexertion, stress, mental fatigue.
- Problems of the endocrine system.
- Hereditary predisposition.
- Vitamin deficiency or an excess of vitamins.
- Decreased protective functions of the human body.
If there is at least one of these factors, then it can cause the development of this disease.
Symptoms and signs of dry seborrhea
This disease can not be confused with any other, for example, with alopecia. The fact is that for this ailment special symptoms are characteristic. They are as follows:
- Hair becomes stiff and thin.
- The scalp becomes too dry.
- Dandruff and sores on the head can form with this disease.
- Hair begins to lose its shade, elasticity and shape.
- If itching of the head and hair loss appear, the cause may lie in the development of seborrhea.
- Pink spots appear on the skin.
- The inflammatory process of the cover can trigger the development of a fungal disease with the addition of pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms.
Such symptoms indicate that it is necessary to seek help from a specialist who determines the cause of the disease, and also makes a diagnosis. Only in this case, a person can completely recover from dry seborrhea.
Treatment of dry scalp seborrhea
If a specialist has diagnosed dry seborrhea of the scalp, then the patient will also need to be examined by the following specialists: endocrinologist, dermatologist, gynecologist, andrologist. The following methods are included in the complex of therapy: recipes of traditional medicine, drug therapy, nutrition features, the use of special means aimed at caring for the scalp and hair.
Treatment of this disease begins with the passage of the so-called retinol course. Its duration, as a rule, is 2 months. This course involves taking the following medications: B vitamins, tocopherol with biotin, as well as ascorbic and nicotinic acid. Many experts recommend the use of sulfuric ointment 10% in the complex. This tool helps to moisturize the skin, and also removes the negative signs of the disease.
In traditional medicine recipes, baking soda can be used. For this, glycerin in the amount of one tablespoon is mixed with the same amount of baking soda. The finished mixture is added to the water. The resulting solution is rubbed into the damaged areas of the scalp. The course of therapy is repeated every 4 days. In general, 5 procedures will be required.
Why do hair roots hurt?
Many people experience pleasant symptoms such as soreness in the hair roots. What can it talk about? Is this disease dangerous at the roots of the hair? How to get rid of an unpleasant symptom?
In most cases, pain in the area of the hair roots is accompanied by burning and itching. It begins to seem to a man, as if to put on a helmet too tight. It should be noted that hair follicles in reality cannot hurt, as they lack nerve endings. That is why it would be more correct to say that such an alarming symptom is associated with the skin of the head. The fact is that there are blood vessels in the skin, as well as a branched nerve system, which causes unpleasant pain.
Such soreness can occur in a person of absolutely any age. At the same time, the height and length of your hair will not be a determining factor. Absolutely everyone can suffer a similar problem.
Causes of Hair Root Pain
In some cases, the causes of this symptom lie inside the body. Ailments that can provoke a similar symptom include:
- Vegetovascular dystonia.
- Other diseases that are accompanied by circulatory disorders.
- Furunculosis.
- Exacerbation of herpes.
- Migraine.
- Pinched nerve.
- Dermatological diseases, for example, seborrhea, psoriasis.
There are also some impaired functioning of the human body, having the ability to provoke a similar pain, which is localized at the roots of the hair. These include:
- Change in hormonal levels, for example, during pregnancy, menopause.
- Constant stress.
- Deficiency in the body of minerals and vitamins.
- Depletion and overwork.
How to get rid of pain at the roots of hair?
If the roots of the hair often and seriously hurt, then this is an occasion to undergo an examination in a medical institution. Trichologists or dermatologists help to cope with an ailment. It will also be useful to visit a cardiologist and a neurologist, passing tests to these specialists.
To get rid of an unpleasant symptom on your own, you can replace your shampoo with, for example, baby hypoallergenic. Try to wear loose hair more often.