Why do men as they grow old lose hair on their head but start growing more in their ears and nose?
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it's caused by hormonal receptors in the different parts of the body, they are sensitive to hormones like testosterone and others, the hormonal concentration varies in lifetime.
349125
hair growth is primarily involved in protecting underlying structures, and for the purposes of keeping warm.  Gorilla's have hair all over and some maybe longer, if it is the arms this would indicated they are vulnerable parts exposed to trauma and cold.  we too are covered in hair but most of it is very short.  we have evolved our hair pattern to provide protection to our vulnerable areas...such as the head, the genitals, the arm pit, eyebrows.  however many men have hairy chests too, they dont need protection here anymore but evolution hasnt caught up with us yet...and maybe it serves as attaction feature for females.  Hairyness is related to high levels of testosterone so u should thinkabout that fact too...testosterone fueled males are more attractive to females
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Male pattern baldness is actually carried on the female gene.  Look at your mother's family for who to blame.\n\nJust do us all a favor.  When you get that little ring around your head, going from ear to ear around back, dont' grow that long just to proveyou can grow hair.  We can still see you have a bald spot and are not impressed.  In fact, I think long hair there emphasizes how little there is on top.
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it depends on the person.\nbigger people have more hair\nand old people lose their hair.
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They all have limits it's just that some are longer then others and it depends on the person. Some peoples hair will grow longer then others.
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stress and old age. \n\nHair typically turns gray as a result of aging. Pigment in the hair shaft comes from special cells at the root (base) of the hair. These cells are genetically programmed to make a certain amount of pigment (melanin) at specific ages. At some point in the aging process, these cells make less and less pigment until the hair has very little pigment. White hair has no pigment, and gray hair has some but not as much as a red, black or brown hair.\n\nNot all hairs respond in the same way or at the same time. So the graying process usually is gradual. You can't prevent graying. Some people start graying in their 30s, and some not until their 60s. Genetics likely play a strong role in graying.\n\nPeople rarely go gray overnight. If they do, it's typically due to alopecia areata. This condition causes the thicker, darker hairs to stop growing before it affects the growth of gray hairs — giving the impression of graying overnight. Alopecia areata eventually causes roundish patches of hair loss or complete loss of hair on the head or body. Its cause isn't known.
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The hair below may not be as light as the hair that is atop our heads because the hair on our heads is exposed to the effects of sun. \n\nMy hair is fairly light all over, something you may not know is that when you get older and the hair on your head begins to turn gray your hair "down under" may also turn gray!  \n\nMy great grandmother told me once after it turned gray that all the hair fell out, but I don't know if that was the truth, (I never looked to see) if I live that long I am sure I will find out though! :D\nruthie~
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Your eye brows (that you probably pluck) are there to protect your eyes from blinding sunlight, dust, and sweat.  Your nose hairs (which you probably don't even know you have) help filter out debris from entering your lungs.  If you are a woman, the hair on your head believe it or not attracts the attention of men.  As for the rest of it, well...,depends on your personal beliefs.  I think that we are primates, which are all hairy.  All mamals have hair, even dolphins and whales.
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Yes, me too.\nI wonder whether the hair does not exactly grow faster, but just continues to grow at a steady pace until it becomes more noticeable.\nI think it is a hormonal thing, just another aspect of male secondary sexual characteristics. Some post-menopausal women are also surprised by the appearance of hair here and there as their oestrogen/testosterone balance changes.\n\nAs an ex-hippy (part time) I feel that I should be comfortable with hair; we should unite and demonstrate against capitalists who are brainwashing us into spending money to remove 'unsightly, unwanted hair'.
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do you want more hair on your body or a thicker mustache?\nregardless ther isnt any way its all genetics, some guys are prone to more hair growth in certain areas of their body than others.
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Yes, hair on the rest of your body also grows.\n\nEach hair, no matter where it is on your body, head, leg, face or inside your ear, is programmed to grow to a certain length, then stop, live so long, and fall out. \n\nHow about facial hair? It obviously grows constantly, or guys would not have to shave it off all the time. Mustaches, beards and eyebrow hairs fall out when they reach maturity, and if you don't trim it, will grow to the same length each time before falling out. \n\nEach of your hundreds of thousands of hairs on your head are on rotating growth cycles, with about a 100 hairs falling off every day.\n\nEach one is on its own random cycle so you don't lose them all on one day. Your whole body works like that. \n\nToday, several million of your bloods cells died, and today the same amount were born. Everything dies and regenerates. Your stomach cells dissolve and are replaced every few days, bone cells take much longer. Every 7 years, there is not one cell in your body that is left from 7 years ago.\n\nSo every 7 years, you are totally new. That's why when someone asks how old I am, I always say 7 years old. \n\nWe are like a wave in the ocean...it is not a moving hunk of water in the shape of a wave moving as a unit from ocean to shore. It is a moving pattern, made of NEW water every few feet. The wave, like your body, just retains the pattern of you, not the specific stuff of which you are made.
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Your hair loss could be a hormone problem.
590305
Yes it is a normal process for both men and women. You have been losing hair since the day you were born. Don't worry it grows back.
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Don't worry that is the human body chemistry. How many old people have you seen with black hair and they are ninety yyears old. Very few ma' boy. What you ask you find the answer in the Bible. No man lives to be ninety and has all hisd body chem intact. Something goes wrong with time and this is how your body goesa on breaking down and down till it can't bear anymore. This time then it keeps it's cool and goes to a sleep that no man can dream of ever retiurning to after they are into.
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I'm gonna assume that the pituitary gland in you brain regulates the hair growth and stops sending the hormones necessary for it to grow once it realizes how long it is.
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Considered suicide? Are you kidding? Hair loss, at least hair thinning happens to most of us guys sooner or later, it's mostly all in your genes and their ain't much you can do about it. I know guys of 20 who are already balding and guys of 70 with a full head of hair. There are transplants and even medications that can (sort of) help you but it's best to just accept it...sort of like the size of your you-know-what. It really makes little difference in the whole scheme of things. Your personality is much more important in being accepted by women if that's what you are worrying about and quite a few women even find bald sexy. Look at all those pop stars who are shaving their heads nowadays! Nah it's nothing to worry about and my God nothing to even giving one thought of suicide to. Counseling is available to anyone considering that option for any reason but losing your hair shouldn't be one of those reasons. Just accept it as normal and get on with your life!
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Women are mammals and have facial hair from birth. Until puberty it is very fine and thin, called "vellus". As the femal body matures the production of male hormones (androgens) in the body (completely normal in an adult woman) some hair turns into coarser pigmented "terminal" form (pubes and underarm, lesser degree face). In menopause the ratio betweeen androgens and estrogen changes again and can increase the growth of "terminal" hair in the face.\nNow, how much hair is individually different, look at the father and the mother - if they are excessively hairy, the daughter has a higher chance, too. Like so much, it is genetic.