Question:
What is the best shower head to use for a man with alopecia?
Answer:
Greetings from ipl2,
I understand you’re looking for information regarding which shower head to use for a man diagnosed with alopecia areata.
Alopecia areata is thought to be a genetic autoimmune disease that causes hair loss in about 2% of Americans during their lives. As for treatment, there is no cure and since it is genetic, lifestyle changes such as replacing a shower head are unlikely to affect hair loss. Other treatment options include corticosteroids, medicated creams, and drugs to treat the immune system.
I have included sources below that provide information on alopecia areata and treatment options, including lifestyle changes.
1 - Alopecia Areata - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (National Institute of Health)
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Alopecia_Areata/default.asp
The United States National Institute of Health provides authoritative information for the public on medical issues. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases’ mission statement is as follows: “The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.”
2 - What is Alopecia Areata? How is Alopecia Areata Treated? Fast Facts: An Easy-to-Read Series of Publications for the Public - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (National Institute of Health)
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Alopecia_Areata/alopecia_areata_ff.asp#e
The United States National Institute of Health provides authoritative information for the public on medical issues. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases’ mission statement is as follows: “The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.”
3 - Alopecia Areata - PubMed Health (US National Library of Medicine)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002421/
“PubMed Health provides information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions.” [Taken from PubMed website.] PubMed is provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library. Some of the information is freely available while other information is restricted. This article on Alopecia is freely available to the public.
4 - Can the pressure from the shower head cause hair loss? - Yahoo! Answers
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090720161339AAkiOuV
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A community of users maintains or edits this source. Because membership in this community may include non-experts, information taken from this source should be verified using other, more reliable sources.
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Search terms were as follows:
Articles 1, 2, & 3: causes of alopecia site:.gov (The limiter “site:.gov” restricts the results to government-only websites)
Article 4: "shower head" AND alopecia (Use exactly as written, including quotation marks)
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What is the best shower head to use for a man with alopecia?
Answer:
Greetings from ipl2,
I understand you’re looking for information regarding which shower head to use for a man diagnosed with alopecia areata.
Alopecia areata is thought to be a genetic autoimmune disease that causes hair loss in about 2% of Americans during their lives. As for treatment, there is no cure and since it is genetic, lifestyle changes such as replacing a shower head are unlikely to affect hair loss. Other treatment options include corticosteroids, medicated creams, and drugs to treat the immune system.
I have included sources below that provide information on alopecia areata and treatment options, including lifestyle changes.
1 - Alopecia Areata - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (National Institute of Health)
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Alopecia_Areata/default.asp
The United States National Institute of Health provides authoritative information for the public on medical issues. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases’ mission statement is as follows: “The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.”
2 - What is Alopecia Areata? How is Alopecia Areata Treated? Fast Facts: An Easy-to-Read Series of Publications for the Public - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (National Institute of Health)
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Alopecia_Areata/alopecia_areata_ff.asp#e
The United States National Institute of Health provides authoritative information for the public on medical issues. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases’ mission statement is as follows: “The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.”
3 - Alopecia Areata - PubMed Health (US National Library of Medicine)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002421/
“PubMed Health provides information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions.” [Taken from PubMed website.] PubMed is provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library. Some of the information is freely available while other information is restricted. This article on Alopecia is freely available to the public.
4 - Can the pressure from the shower head cause hair loss? - Yahoo! Answers
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090720161339AAkiOuV
Yahoo! Answers is not typically considered an authoritative source of information; however, the information provided is in line with other, trusted, sources. The asker-chosen “Best Answer” is the information you should view.
A community of users maintains or edits this source. Because membership in this community may include non-experts, information taken from this source should be verified using other, more reliable sources.
All articles were found using Google
https://www.google.com/
Search terms were as follows:
Articles 1, 2, & 3: causes of alopecia site:.gov (The limiter “site:.gov” restricts the results to government-only websites)
Article 4: "shower head" AND alopecia (Use exactly as written, including quotation marks)
Thank you for visiting ipl2. I hope this has answered your question but if it hasn’t, please return to the site for additional assistance.
