Beauty Parlour stroke syndrome: How does it affects your health?

Very few people know that there is a certain type of stroke that you can get when you visit a beauty parlour. Usually, a salon is a place where you go to rejuvenate and relax, beautify your hair and skin, and get some mental peace. Then how come such a relaxing place cause a stroke?

But the truth is there exists Beauty Parlour stroke syndrome. Here are the important details:

Beauty saloon or parlour stroke is a rare health problem

Beauty parlour stroke is a rare type of health problem that usually happens during neck manipulation or massage. It is because the massages tend to decrease the supply of blood to the brain thereby leading to stroke and damaging some areas of the brain.

The rare medical condition first came to the fore recently when a woman developed dizziness, nausea, and vomiting when she went for a hair-washing session in a parlour. Later on, doctors diagnosed it as a stroke. Generally, hair washing is meant to relax and no one thinks that it can cause harm.

After studying the case of five women, Dr. Michael Weintraub coined the term Beauty Parlour Syndrome which first appeared in 1993 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Weintraub found out that the five women had developed neurological-like symptoms after their hair-washing sessions in the beauty parlour. The symptoms they complained of included facial numbness, loss of balance, and dizziness.

Who is more vulnerable to Beauty Parlour Stroke?

People who have certain health conditions are more at risk of developing Beauty Parlour Stroke. These pre-existing conditions can be diabetes, hypertension, and previous history of brain stroke, obesity, heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and heavy smokers.

It should be noted that this type of stroke is different from the other types of stroke that people experience because beauty parlour stroke is caused due to pathology in the vessels of the neck. Other types of strokes are caused when blood clots form in major blood vessels. On the other hand, beauty parlour stroke commonly occurs due to the wear and tear of blood vessels in the neck.