Question 1

what causes skin flaking?

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Various: Dry skin, ichthyosis, eczema, psoriasis, healing injuries. An exam will identify the nature of it.

Question 2

what causes the skin to dry fast?

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Fast Dry Skin: Lowered relative humidity at home or in the workplace can cause dryness of the skin, especially in the winter time. There are also some medications that can be responsible for excessive skin dryness.

Question 3

what causes skin to become sticky?

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Sticky Skin: Sweat or perspiration often feels sticky if you sweat profusely or let the sweat dry on your skin. Sweat has salt in it and mixes with the natural oils on your skin's surface, which accounts for the uncomfortable sticky feeling when you sweat a lot. Excessive perspiration can be a side effect of a medical condition.

Question 4

hot room can cause skin to darken?

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Hot room...: ...Will cause flushing and sweating as your body tries to get rid of excess heat.   The flushing will stop when you leave the room and cool off.  Heat will not change your skin color.

Question 5

what could cause a black skin mark?

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Black?: Black skin marks can be dangerous.  You don't give any information here.  See your doctor.

Question 6

what causes sensations in your head?

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More info needed:  Your question is very general. Please consider describing the sensations and we might be able to provide a helpful response.

Question 7

what causes flawless skin naturally?

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Avoid the sun: Triggers to problem skin include sun damage, lack of sleep, hormone imbalance,  stress, picking, constantly touching your face with dirty hands.

Question 8

what caused pain on the top of head?

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Anything: Headaches can come from fatigue, sleeping too much or too little, eye strain, sleep apnea, snoring, being dehydrated, having chronic sinusitis or allergies, too much caffeine or over the counter headache medication, high blood pressure or something more serious like a tumor. See your doctor and get checked.

Question 9

what causes pain on top of your head?

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Number of things: Your scalp is innervated by numerous nerves, most notably the occipital nerves in the back of your head which, if irritated, can lead to pain on the top of your head. You also have a muscle.Tissue that runs from the top of your neck that wraps up around your head and irritation to this can cause pain. Beyond that, sunburns, skin irritation, fungal infections, all can cause extracranial pain there.

Question 10

what causes discolouration on my skin?

Accepted Answer

Have it evaluated: Pigmented skin lesion should be evaluated by your physician. If they have changed in size or color, you may need to have them biopsied.

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