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Can lack of oxygen cause hair loss?

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Yes: Chronic hypoxia in patients with peripheral vascular disease suffer hair loss on their extremities.

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Answered 10/9/2012

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Hi there, I was recently exercising, felt like I was going to faint after and had some loss of vision, I exercise in a bedroom is it a lack of oxygen?

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