the effluvia from local sewage treatment plants polluting the river

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Telogen effluvium is technically hair shedding rather than full-on hair loss, SELF explained previously. Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "Alyssa Milano Experienced Hair Loss After COVID-19—and She’s Not the Only One," 11 Aug. 2020

The delayed result, a form of diffuse hair loss called telogen effluvium, was causing her hair to fall out in frightening clumps. New York Times, "She Was Losing Fistfuls of Hair. What Was Causing It?," 3 Feb. 2020

But this work—to hold power to account, to safeguard the truth, to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, in Finley Peter Dunne’s immortal words—has entered into a fatal bargain with an effluvium that demeans and yet supports it. Greg Jackson, Harper's magazine, "Vicious Cycles," 6 Jan. 2020

But, in some cases, your body might shed an excessive amount of hair (telogen effluvium). Korin Miller, SELF, "Jessie James Decker Is Dealing with Postpartum Hair Loss," 10 Aug. 2018

Technically, telogen effluvium is actually a form of hair shedding rather than hair loss, the organization says, meaning that your hair is falling out earlier in its cycle than usual, but it will be replaced by new hair. Korin Miller, SELF, "Jessie James Decker Is Dealing with Postpartum Hair Loss," 10 Aug. 2018

What’s more likely is that telogen effluvium is at play (again). Jane Chertoff, SELF, "This Is Why Your Eyebrows Are Thinner Than They Used to Be—and What to Do About It," 13 July 2018

Abrupt hormone changes can cause sudden hair loss (telogen effluvium) that recovers over about 6 months time. Jane Chertoff, SELF, "This Is Why Your Eyebrows Are Thinner Than They Used to Be—and What to Do About It," 13 July 2018

Thyroid problems: Excessive hair loss, or telogen effluvium, can be a sign that your thyroid gland is overactive (hyperthyroidism) or underactive (hypothyroidism). Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "WATCH: What Your Hair Is Trying to Tell You About Your Health," 29 Mar. 2018

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