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Why your hair is falling out

If you shed excessive hair you could be suffering from Telogen effluvium (Image: Shutterstock)

Shedding hair is a normal process. On average, we shed 50 to 100 hairs every day as part of the body’s natural renewal cycle.

If you start shedding more hair than that, you might be suffering from excessive hair shedding, which is medically known as telogen effluvium.

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