Since last 1 week all of a sudden i m experiencing excessive hair fall Almost 50 to 70 strands in 1 single stroke of brushing hair.  with the widest  combbAlso. While shampooing or even when i just casually move my fingers inBetween hair. N hairfall is increasing  everyday pls help
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at Chat Doctor Sudden/ acute hair fall is known as Halogen Effluvium. Telogen is the resting phase of hair growth cycle and once hair enters Halogen, it is shed over the next few days. There may be various causes for transition to halogen phase. Most of these causes are identifiable in the history of the patient, in the preceding 3-4 months before onset of Halogen. Telogen usually begins 2-3 months after a stressful event/ triggering event. This stressful event can be a preceding medical illness like e.g. dengue, malaria, jaundice etc.; a major surgery is also usually followed by halogen that begins 3-4 months after the stressful event. Other common causes are deficient Iron stores; Weight loss/ dieting; post pregnancy/ postpartum, certain Chat Doctor. These causes if identified can be ad