Time now for our "Life & Info" segment... where we focus on information useful for your everyday life.<br />A growing number of people in South Korea are being treated for premature hair loss.<br />For those suffering from stress-induced hair loss, exercise and getting enough sleep can mitigate the problem.<br />Park Se-young has more.<br />This young man has been under stress from work and now has new worries.<br /><br />"I feel like I'm losing more hair when washing it and my scalp feels really itchy."<br /><br />In the last three years, 663-thousand people were treated for hair loss.<br />Of them, nearly half were people in their 20s and 30s, …an age group that starts feeling the effects of stress from work.<br />Unlike genetic or hormonal hair loss, stress-induced hair loss begins two to four months after the cause of stress and hair thins out across the whole scalp.<br />When the cause of stress disappears, the lost hair grows back over the course of six to twelve months.<br />Both oriental and western medicines examine the cause of hair loss before treatment.<br />Generally, experts focus on improving blood circulation and oxygen supply to the scalp.<br />Some patients may undergo immunotherapy or light therapy, and western medicine often includes steroid treatment.<br /><br />"Medication can be taken orally or rubbed into the scalp, or patients can get steroid injections where the hair has fallen out."<br /><br />Oriental medicine includes oral and topical medicine, as well as acupuncture in the problem areas to boost circulation.<br /><br />"Giving a slight stimulus to thinning spots using acupuncture or auto microneedles can restore and increase blood circulation."<br /><br />In addition to treatments, it's important to manage stress by getting regular exercise and sleeping normal hours.<br />Hair loss can also be made worse by the hot weather and increased sweat and sebum production in the summer.<br />It helps to wear hats or use a parasol …and make sure the scalp is clean when washing your hair.<br />Park Se-young, Arirang News.<br />
