Children’s gray hair more and more is the performance of adolescent albinism, including congenital and acquired two types, the former is caused by genetic factors, there is no effective treatment; the latter can be due to bad habits, medication side effects, or anxiety disorders, hyperthyroidism and other diseases, then need to treat the cause.
1. Congenital juvenile albinism: caused by genetic factors, there is currently no effective treatment measures, but this type of hair white, in addition to no other impact on health, so no special treatment.
2. Acquired adolescent albinism: caused by bad habits, medication side effects or anxiety, hyperthyroidism and other diseases, this type of hair in addition to gray, but also other damages, so it is necessary to carry out the cause of the treatment in a timely manner.
(1) Bad habits: such as long-term exposure to the sun, late at night, etc., should change the bad lifestyle in time to promote the recovery of hair color.
(2) Drug side effects: common in the use of mefenacet, chloroquine phosphate and other drugs, should follow the doctor’s instructions for drug adjustment, in order to gradually restore normal hair color.
(3) Anxiety disorders: medication and psychotherapy should be carried out, the former commonly used diazepam, buspirone and other anti-anxiety drugs, the latter includes relaxation therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and so on.
(4) Hyperthyroidism: drug (such as methimazole, propylthiouracil and other anti-thyroid drugs), surgery (subtotal thyroidectomy) or radioiodine treatment should be carried out.
There are differences in the treatment of children’s gray hair caused by different causes, parents should take their children to the doctor in a timely manner, after clarifying the cause of the standardized treatment. Do not make blind judgment and dispose of it on your own, so as to avoid improper intervention and adverse consequences.