The best thing to do is HIDE THOSE SCISSORS as best you can, and any cutting activities need to be strictly supervised…that said we all know it takes seconds for disaster to strike. It’s certainly up there with a parent’s worst nightmare. It’s not uncommon to hear of little ones, both boys and girls, taking to “self-styling” their hair. If your child does have a more severe habit of hair twirling, please do seek medical advice from your GP. It is worth monitoring and if it worsens, discouraging your child from twirling their hair and offering alternative self-soothing techniques. This can of course lead to patches of bald scalp, and become a source of embarrassment for the child. Persistent hair twirling, can lead to breaking the hair but if not monitored can lead to hair loss as the child can pull the hairs out completely – it can be indicative of stress and anxiety in children. Hair Twirling while on the surface can be an innocent and self soothing habit, it can actually lead to or be an indication of more severe issues such as Trichotillomania. The real and immediate concern with hair chewing is for the health of the actual hairs, as the chewing breaks the hair and gives them dry and brittle ends. We’ve all heard the nightmare stories of hair actually getting stuck in the gut, but this would be in very severe cases. We’ve tried our best to overcome this by making sure all the shorter hairs are clipped back well away from her mouth and face. Truth be told, since I’ve been a bit more vigilant, it does seem to be an unconscious habit that she has. This is a habit that Little Miss Hair Helper is guilty of. Little Miss Hair Helper enjoys a trip to the Hairdresser Chewing Hair What I had presumed was baby hair still catching up with the rest of the length, turned out to be evidence of habit that needs to be stopped. This occurrence is typically associated with regular, accidental cheek bites rather than BFRB cheek chewing.On our last trip to the hairdresser for Little Miss Hair Helper, my attention was drawn to some shorter hairs lying over Little Miss Hair Helpers face. Cheek biting and wisdom teethĪs wisdom teeth grow in, they can irritate and even cut the inside membranes of your cheek. Sometimes, they will go to great measures to stop other people seeing the behavior, which could limit their social activity and interaction. This can lead to a feeling of hopelessness. Often, compulsive cheek biters experience feelings of guilt and shame about their self-injurious BFRB. But if cancer is present from another cause, CMI can promote and progress oral carcinogenesis. Cheek biting and oral cancerĪ 2017 study of chronic mechanical irritation (CMI) from teeth suggested that CMI is not able to cause oral cancer. The broken skin can trigger an added compulsion to smooth the damaged area, creating a cycle of continuing or worsening injury. This can result in a patch of skin that is raw and feels jagged. Some cheek biters have a “favorite” portion of the inner cheek, causing them to concentrate their biting and chewing on one area. That damage can lead to greater injury such as mouth sores and ulcers. The primary consequence of biting the inside of the cheek over and over again is injury to your mouth tissue.
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