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Scratches Head A Lot While Sleeping. Head Is Sore On Waking Up. Normal?

hello, i know this may not be nothing serious i don't know, but i tend to scratch my head a lot when i'm sleeping. i'm not very aware about it because i don't know if i was really scratching it or not, when i wake up my head hurts or it becomes sore is this a serious thing or something that commonly happens i am very concerned about my health a lot.
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
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HI if you scratch your head lot at night it could be due to seborrea or some allergy to heat sweat or it could be pediculosis thats head lice.you should use some oils like olive oil on your head if there is scaling on head use betonil lotion mixed with liquid paraffin and massage it on your scalp at night.you could also use anti allergics like citrizine or loratadine tablets at night .if you are suffering from pediculosis then you should use permethrin lotion 1% on your scalp and hair leave it on for about 15 mts and then wash it off.
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Scratches Head A Lot While Sleeping. Head Is Sore On Waking Up. Normal?

HI if you scratch your head lot at night it could be due to seborrea or some allergy to heat sweat or it could be pediculosis thats head lice.you should use some oils like olive oil on your head if there is scaling on head use betonil lotion mixed with liquid paraffin and massage it on your scalp at night.you could also use anti allergics like citrizine or loratadine tablets at night .if you are suffering from pediculosis then you should use permethrin lotion 1% on your scalp and hair leave it on for about 15 mts and then wash it off.