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Re: who mows your nose hair? was Re: weird skin/hair everywhere symptoms (v. long)From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 6 Dec 2001 23:13:18 -0600 (CST)
Hi everyone, thanks for replying to my rambly hair post. Jodi, I meant I had hair on my nose, not just in my nose- yeah that's worse too-but I don't think I qualify for a nose trimmer yet-maybe something to look forward to. Well, who knows what's going on? Tracy, I hope you can get more bloodwork done soon. You can have no PCOS and still have cysts (apparently about 20% of women can have cysts I think), and no cysts- or cysts that don't show up on ultrasound- and still have PCOS. At Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Tracy wrote: > >Hi! Just thought I would write and tell you that I am pretty much going >through exactly what you are talking about. All this hair everywhere!! >Most of it is pretty light and probably is not that noticable to >everyone...but I sure notice it since it was not always there! I have >skin tags mostly under my arms but I have noticed some new ones on my >neck. I also have very bumpy skin, oily, lots of blackheads etc. The >only thing is that I have not been diagnosed with PCOS. My nurse >practitioner said she did not think I had it since my ultrasound only >showed one cyst. My testosterone was high and she said that explains >alot of my symptoms...but so far she has not checked out a reason for >the high levels and why my other hormones are out of whack. :-( Good >luck to you! > >At Thu, 6 Dec 2001, jodi wrote: > >>i was under the impression that everyone, male or female, has nose hair. >>it's sort of like a natural air filter... keeps particles and germs and >>whatnot from entering your nasal/air passages, and thus limits >>infections/sickness/etc. >> >>i have had nose hair ... well, i don't know how long i have had nose >>hair. i first looked up my nose for purposes of investigating nose hair >>after the school nurse taught us that we all have nose hair and what it >>is there for. mine are moderately soft, moderately dense, and >>moderately short. in other words... if i stick my finger in my nose >>(not that i would ever pick my nose... heh), i can't really feel them. >>if you look at me, there are no strays hanging out of my nostrils. but >>if i flip my nostril inside out, you can definitely see the nose hairs >>in there. i always assumed this was perfectly normal. so, either you >>can be reassured about this area of hairiness... or else someone can >>set me straight and thus set ME to worrying. :-) >> >>if the nose hair is excessive - ie, someone actually buys you one of >>those cordless ear/nosehair trimmers that are cropping up in sales >>circulars as generic gifts for than man you don't know what to buy for - >>THEN you might want to worry. >> >>- jodi >> >>At Thu, 6 Dec 2001, UK wrote: >>> >>>I also suffer from a lot of skin infections, boils, spots etc all over >>>my body. >>>My neck and under arms also have skin tags and weird raised follicles in >>>my armpits. >>>Lately I've noticed hair up my nose too - I am a man !!!!! >>>It's quite scary. >>> >>>Gemma >>> >>>At Thu, 6 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote: >>>> >>>>Hello - I wonder if any of you might be able to help.I apologise for >>>>this post being so long and rambly and self absorbed- I hope it is >>>>readable. I seem to have a rather weird problem/ set of problems. I've >>>>had hirsutism/pcos symptoms for about 8 1/2 yrs now all regrettably >>>>without treatment- which I'm finally about to start. But recently >>>>(within the last year) I've noticed I have hair on my back -which was >>>>thin and blond last I looked, also on my shoulders, where some of it has >>>>alas just started turning brown but still thin. Blackheads and pimples >>>>recently appeared there before the hair, like I already had on my >>>>breasts, before most of the hair there too. Basically, I'm surprised >>>>that I'm getting hair in these areas as my Dad does not have a hairy >>>>back or shoulders although he does have a hairy chest. Still, some men >>>>do I suppose. But this is not all. >>>> >>>>I have raised follicles, bumpy skin almost everywhere. My face has >>>>recently become entirely bumpy- its never been smooth but it has got to >>>>the stage where I seem to have mini or large blackheads everywhere- not >>>>just in the 'beardy' areas. I have bumpy skin but not blackheads on my >>>>whole throat and top of my chest - kind of like pimply follicles- I'm >>>>not sure how to describe this. My underarm follicles are now 'raised' >>>>and it seems they too are growing littlish hairs. I've never noticed >>>>this on a guy- is that normal- I've never thought to look. In a word, >>>>it seems like my entire body and face are trying to grow more hair- I'm >>>>not saying terminal hair- that depends on the area- but I mean that I >>>>can now feel slightly more noticeable hair -light and thin yes- here and >>>>there on the sides of my body even which is surely weird even in a man? >>>>The vellous(sp?) hair on my face -yes I do have thickening hair there in >>>>some areas but the vellous hair in all sorts of weird areas on my face - >>>>like the sides of my forehead for heavens sake- seems to be getting >>>>slightly fuzzier- I mean its not terrible-I had to have a careful close >>>>inspection under bright light to check this- but I don't understand and >>>>I'm getting very scared. It can't be my old hairline, because its too >>>>far in. I even have some darker hairs in between the side of my brows >>>>and my hair so that's strange too. I have this hair right up on the top >>>>of my cheeks, the top of my nose, possibly the tips of my ears. Again, >>>>this is very, very light hair, I'm just not sure if its normal or what. >>>>I plucked some hairs out of my forehead just to see and I have to say >>>>they were very short, white and thin thank goodness, but I think I >>>>plucked a dark blond one out of the side of my nose! OK I may have >>>>lifted it from somewhere else. Basically, maybe the blackheads on my >>>>nose, tops of my cheeks and forehead are making these hairs more >>>>noticeable to me and maybe my brows are just way out of control. Maybe. >>>>But all together with the body stuff- it is just too weird. I'm not >>>>even sure when it started getting like this because I've been more >>>>paranoid about the obvious facial hair etc etc and just wasn't looking >>>>for hair to turn up where I wasn't expecting it- on my back for example >>>>where it definitely is - especially the centre. >>>>so in conclusion- if any of you have read this far- and I do apologise >>>>for running on and on- do you have any insights? If hair is turning up >>>>elsewhere, then this may not be an PCOS thing as such.Maybe this is some >>>>other weird hair thingy- they seem to exist although rarely. Yet the >>>>blackhead, grease + hair combo strongly suggests ANDROGENS! And why the >>>>bumpy follicles in non greasy areas- areas where one wouldn't expect >>>>hair on most men? >>>>Please answer if you have any idea. Yes, I need to see a dermatologist >>>>asap, but I'm in the UK, I need to get a doctor referral even to see one >>>>privately and I'm not sure I can afford it. Well, I'll just have to >>>>because I am scared! I mean all of the other PCOS symptoms and the male >>>>pattern hair are bad enough but this is just one more thing I'm not sure >>>>I can handle.
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