I’ve been titled with Long Covid and I have been a hairdresser for 39 years. Here are a few things I have learned-stress can cause hair loss; emotional and physical stress. In regular times, it is normal to loose 100 hairs a day. Most do not notice this shedding due to regular shampooing/styling. I know when I was very ill from covid I did not routinely wash and style and having long covid, I couldn’t stand long enough in the shower to do a great job either + add in not going to salon where they do through job, friction from head resting on pillows way more than normal, change in eating habits, less outdoor time, stress from reality of world wide pandemic, the vaccine debate, watching the news, worrying about loved ones and medical workers, bills, shortages of regular access to household items, etc..Those add up and now our normal 100 a day shedding are hanging around can seem to multiply so when we do brush it we see all that added up normal loss “falling out” = more stress = more hair loss. Plus stress eats up the same vitamins we need for healthy hair, skin and nails. Viruses stress our body. All of it makes creating a jackpot for increased hair loss. I have watched clients hair return to normal after 6-9 months of using anti thinning shampoo(less shampoo but way more rinsing), improving scalp stimulation with manual massage and improved nutrition ..maybe less stress too(?). Just a few thoughts that hopefully may add to helping recovery. Best to all