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I had dense, thick and rough hair until last few years. My dad is about 63 yrs of age and he still has healthy hair (no visible hair loss, thin and smooth hair) my mother is about 60 yrs of age and she has healthy thick long hair. However I have been suffering severe hair loss, I take head bath everyday, same as my father. But when I'm done with my bath I can see considerable amount of hair collated in the bathroom drain vent. If I skip head bath for even a single day my head gets itchy and tiny pieces of dead skin (also hair) fall from scalp whenever I scratch. Please suggest what is the problem here and what should be my next step towards healing this.
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Your complaint is amongst the many complaints that we dermatologists are getting to hear these days. And I will have to guess here since I haven't examined you and say that you MOST LIKELY either have 1. Seborrhoeic dermatitis (type of severe dandruff) which is causing the hair fall or 2. Androgenetic Alopecia (initial stages of male pattern baldness) . As you rightly think, that male pattern baldness is genetic and since your parents have good hair how is it that you are facing this issue?... here, what needs to be understood is that it needn't be inherited (strongly) but can be genetic . So genetic means starts from the self and inherited means acquired from family. Because this query is put up so often I wrote an article to help explain how Androgenetic Alopecia actually triggers. Do read  it : http://www.skinmatra.com/single-post/2016/11/19/male-pattern-hair-loss-genetic-or-heredity  (Also read this article to know the life cycle of the hair (they grow and die): http://www.skinmatra.com/single-post/2016/11/10/hair-woes-10-things-you-should-know-about-hair
Next Steps
One very important reason for triggering of Androgenetic Alopecia is AN UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE . So start modifying lifestyle(if you haven't already): Sleep on time 10 pm, wake up by 6 am, exercise 60 minutes everyday like jogging swimming cycling etc and eat a HEALTHY AND BALANCED DIET (go to a dietician if need be). Do read this article please to get an idea of what I am talking about :http://www.skinmatra.com/single-post/2016/09/17/listen-to-your-skin-talk-here-is-how
Health Tips
As for treatment, visit an allopathic dermatologist near you . you will need prescription medicines which unfortunately I can't give you on this chat(need a physical examination and physical prescription). Don't fall prey to quick fix solutions (there aren't any) and shampoos and 'hair experts '. Before you choose your dermatologist read this : http://www.skinmatra.com/single-post/2016/07/03/skin-troubles-here-is-what-not-to-do
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