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A 44-year-old male asked:

I have a crawly feeling on my scalp with some itching, this occurs in different places on my head and comes and goes. no head lice i checked.

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Dr. W joseph Hillson
Dr. W joseph Hillsonanswered
Internal Medicine 48 years experience
Itching: generally the sensation of crawling sensations are related to allergies. It would be helpful to have some allergy testing done to determine the nature of the allergies. Usually it is related to allergic rhinitis.
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Dr. Richard Zimon
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Sounds like: you have a very DRY scalp! Try washing your hair with a highly moisturizing shampoo followed by a good " Conditioner" !!! Try NOT to scratch! See if this helps! Dr Z
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