I am a 23 year old healthy male. The longer my hair gets the more I notice it falling out. WHY Is this normal?

Question

I am a 23 year old healthy male. I have always had short hair and now I am currently growing it out, the longer it gets the more I notice my hair falling out. about 60 pieces a day (especially in the shower) WHY? Is this normal? Is there anything I can do?

Answer 1

That happens with me, I lose a lot of hair especially in the shower. But it's still pretty thick, so I don't know whats up with that. If you hair begins to become thinner or you notice bald spots, go to the doctor. Or try some Rogain.  

Answer 2

this happened to me and my brother when we had short hair no hair was lost but we both decided to grow it out, to the shoulders and we started losing it, so we cut it and it stopped falling so we tried it again we let it grow and noticed that we started losing it again but less, maybe its because your hair is not used to it so i suggest you cut and let it grow again but it going to take a while but it worked for me, good luck

Answer 3

im a girl and the same things happens with me.. the longer your hair gets the heavier it gets and the more it weighs down and pulls on the roots.. when they hair is wet it gets heavier still from the water weight..  yes this is normal and it happens to everyone.. its best to just keep it short if you want to avoid this.. and short hair is s**y  

Answer 4

It is perfectly normal to lose that amount of hair every day.  You have probably been losing about that much all along.  The difference is, your hair is longer now, so you notice the hair more.  If you are healthy, maintain a good diet, drink lots of water, and you don't have the hair loss problem in your gene pool, the only other thing that I would be able to recommend is to massage your scalp a couple of times a day.  This will increase the circulation to the scalp.  It will also help to unclog any pores that might have a problem.

  The life of a hair is anywhere between 2 to 6 years.  At that point, the hair is pushed out and replaced with a new one.  It's the same process that happened with your baby teeth.  It just happens continuously when the hair is concerned.

  If you start losing more than this amount, there might a health issue, or that nasty little gene that none of us like that is out of anyone's  control.

Answer 5

Because they're longer, easier to see. Sorry but wasn't that kind of obvious?