A few strands of hair on your pillow in the mornings and in your comb are common since an individual is prone to losing between 80 and 100 strands regularly. However, an unnatural increase in hair loss is cause for concern. Sudden hair loss could be a genetic or stress related condition.
Hereditary hair loss (especially from the mother) which is passed down to the offspring is very common but ongoing studies are yet to confirm it. Other causes for abnormal hair loss are stress induced hormonal irregularities and imbalance, physical trauma and psychological problems.
Chemotherapy, a widely known treatment for cancer also damages hair follicles in patients. Those who undergo this treatment are required to accept hair loss as an unavoidable side effect.
Therefore, seeking for a medical diagnosis from your practitioner would be recommended in case of sudden hair loss. In the absence of any stress or medicinal side effects, which could have contributed to the condition of your hair, it may be a side effect of some undetected disease. With the aid of blood tests, which your practitioner will conduct, an accurate diagnosis of the condition is made possible. Thus, you will be treated accordingly.
Even if there are various brands of hair loss products available in the markets which seem enticing, none of them can offer a cure until you identify the main cause of your sudden hair loss.