Hair itchiness and white things stuck to hair

[justagirl109]

I've had this problem with my hair for almost a year now. My head is ALWAYS SO itchy and it drives me nuts. NOTHING works- i use a LOT of hair products but I dont think it's all from that. Not only do I have a scalp itchiness problem but I also have these with things stuck to my hair. It's so weird, I panicked for like a week thinking it was head lice so I went out and boucht one of those Nit combs and used it on my hair. ALL those white oval shaped things came out, but no lice??? I'm so confused. After about three days after I combed, the white things came back. I don't understand- I fit was head lice both my son AND my husband AND everyone at my work would hair it (due to hairbrushes and headsets). I just dont get it, Ive looked up every scalp thing on the internet and NOTHING sounds like this white stuff on my hair but head lice- but I've checked so many times. PLEAASSSSE HELP!!!


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[fibro_sis]

Of course they do. They are a doctor. And their response is perfectly typical. All the misery, anxiety, confusion and suffering being shared here, and this person has the nerve to say, 'Relax, it's nothing. You're normal. BTW, you can rest easy with my answer.... I am a doctor (pediatrician)."  Not even sure why people continued posting after their comment. We're ALL normal; nothing's wrong guys. What a typical PRACTIC(e)-IONER douche bag.

[Denali_Healing]

Do you still stand by this propagated statement?

[hairsick]

oh wow.  i've been going nuts trying to find out what;s going on with my hair and here you are describing it almost exactly, except i havent got the rectal hair.  but what is it?  it's been a year since i started getting the irregular thickness of my shaft, and now i've cut my hair man-short, i hate my hair being  shorter than shouldr length!  i wish this would heal and go away so i can be pretty again!!

[LucyLou1972]

After years of searching, I have finally identified a bug/larvae I've been seeing in my apartment. The last year I have suffered from scalp redness, tenderness, red spots, red bumps with salt like granules at the end of the hair, black blue looking hairs that are thin then texture gets thicker, tingling like crawling, itching and hair thinning, hair loss, oily flakey and irritated scalp, black dots underneath hair and over all itchy skin. I was diagnosed by a GP and a Derm with Seborrheic Dermatitis and put on a corticosteroid solution and dhs shampoo. After bloodwork I was diagnosed with iron deficiency and put on an iron supplement. Long story short I am now SHOCKED to learn about ANTHRENUS VERBASCI, carpet beetles known as fabric eating insects who feed on fabric, wool, pet hair, human hair, carpet fibers and live behind walls, baseboards, in the attic, in birds nests and around windows signaling infestation. Carpet Beetle Dermatitis is years of exposer developing hypersensitity. Testimonials from others have exact same symptons.....I was speechless!

[Ccvb]

Here we had a really bad infestion of carpet beetles Steve's bug off identify the larva we found in our bedroom. So we got rid of all carpet in our home which they can live without but I've had all these symptoms ever since we removed our carpet so almost a year I've been really bad. I was definitely sure it was from the carpet beetles every time I cleaned it got worse. Mind you before we knew what they were my hair would itch really bad at night and my husband had a rash. He now has no symptoms but I have all the items described by millions but I'm really not crazy and that's the sad part. Hopefully a doctor or maybe the CDC will truly put two and two tougher we could only wish for our sake but thanks for you're post it confirmed what I was sure of....

[Scoobert2013]

It seems like more than one problem is being discussed here.

I have the wax or gel like sheath around the part of the hair under the skin. It is usually not painful but can get infected and the sheath part gets thicker and can be painful until plucked. It is not all of my hair or most of it.

I have a medical background. It is in no way a normal part of the shaft or follicle. It easily doubles the diameter of the portion of the shaft below the level of the skin. I can get a spot of blood after plucking a leg or mustache hair with a thicker sheath.

I also have eczema. It appears to be associated with my eczema which can be quite bad at times, so my skin is frequently itchy. It appears to be an autoimmune process. When my eczema is under control due to topical medications or oral corticoteroids, the hair follicle situation goes away.

Other than it being unusual, it does not cause me any difficulty and appears to be an odd symptom related to my eczema/inflammation rather than a separate problem.

[JENJEN470]

THE WAXY END OF THE HAIR IS NORMAL THAT IS THE ROOT OF YOUR HAIR. AND FOR THE WHITE RESIDUE I HAVE THAT AS WELL I WASH MY HAIR WITH THE CLINICAL STRENGTH HEAD AND SHOULDERS AND I ALSO RINSE MY HAIR WITH LEMON WATER!!! IT HAS ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES.