Symptoms of Hair Loss

Actually based on the symptoms experienced, you can know whether the hair loss is natural or is it necessary to consult a doctor to know the cause. Hair loss can happen in different ways. For instance, it could be as thinning where the hair falls out or sheds or sometimes it could be also clumps of hair falling out.

Symptoms of inherited hair loss in men & women

In most cases of inherited hair loss, men lose hair on the front hairline and forehead and also on top of the head. So what remains is only the hair around the ears, the sides and back of the head. Whereas in the case of women, it is slow thinning throughout the scalp. This kind of hair loss is inherited from one generation to another.

You find thinning of the whole head of hair in both men and women. It is quite common to find hair loss over the whole body including armpits, legs and even eyebrows. Sometimes you find both men and women shedding hair persistently and it is mostly experienced at the time of taking shower. But sometimes you find hair on clothing, bed and even on brushes. Breakage of hair is also a symptom of hair loss.

Other symptoms of hair loss

In the case of Trichotillomania or Alopecia Areata, you find people losing patches of hair whereas in the case of hair loss due to stress and medications, clumps of hair fall out. Sometimes you find redness or inflammation of the scalp which happens due to over activeness or under activeness of thyroid gland.

Symptoms of hair loss in men

Usually when a man loses hair, you find the hair line receding. Eventually the scalp thins out and you seem to have lost a lot of hair on the top of the head.

Symptoms of hair loss in women

In the case of women, hair loss can be noticed at the crown. Rarely do you find women becoming totally balk unless it is a case of stress or during chemotherapy.