Shampoo and rinse could have cost my wife her life

The Telegraph ^ | 24/04/2004 | Richard Savill

[TheLion]

"If you have a cartoid artery that's getting clogged"

I doubt that skipping the hairdresser will prolong your life for very long.

My mom had this condition....it helped do her in.

[lainde]

Having your neck "manipulated" by chiropracters can cause th same problem if you're at high risk.

[hunter112]

Only if you leave instructions with the hairdresser: "No matter what happens, please finish my hair style."

HA! Reminds me of this one that I got today in my email:

A woman was at her hairdresser's getting her hair styled prior to a trip to Rome. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded, "Rome? Why would anyone want to go there?

It's crowded, dirty and full of tourists. You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?"

"We're taking Continental," was the reply. "We got a great rate!"

"Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser. "That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late. So, where are you staying in Rome?"

"We'll be at this exclusive little place called il Teste..."

"I know that place. Everybody thinks its going to be something special and exclusive. But it's really a dump, the rooms are small, the service is bad and they're overpriced. So, whatcha doing when you get there?"

"We're going to Piazza San Pietro to see the Pope."

Laughed the hairdresser; "You and a million people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it."

A month later, the woman again came in for another hair styling. The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome.

"It was wonderful," said the woman, "not only were we on time in one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked and they placed us in first class.

And the hotel it was great! They'd just finished a $1 million remodeling job and now it's a jewel, finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!"

"Well," muttered the hairdresser, "I know you didn't get to see the Pope."

"Actually, we were quite lucky, for as we toured the Vatican, a Priest tapped me on the shoulder and explained that the Pope likes to personally meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step into the private residence and wait, the Pope would personally greet me.

Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me."

"Really?" asked the hairdresser. "What'd he say?"

He said, "Where'd you get that crappy hairdo?"

[bluefish]

But let's sue anyway.

Actually, the refreshing thing about this article is that their was no talk of lawsuits. It didn't even sound whiney to me. He even said "I don't blame the hairdressers."

Just a man trying to warn people about a danger that he believes was responsible for his wife's death.

[Judith Anne]

Yes it can, it's something to keep in mind...

[Judith Anne]

Skipping the hairdresser won't prevent all strokes, but a knowledge of the bent-neck risk is a word to the wise. And you're right. Carotid surgery to alleviate artery disease there carries its own risk of stroke...

[Judith Anne]

LOL!!!

[wingnutx]

ping!

[BfloGuy]

OMG!

I had no idea -- all these horror stories.

Note to self: stay home, never go out again. NEVER!

[martin_fierro]

lol

[Dr. Eckleburg]

This is more prevalent than people imagine. Any distension of the neck puts a person at risk, especially older women and men.

Roller coasters do the same kind of damage, but since younger people ride roller coasters, the negative effects are not seen as frequently.

[budwiesest]

Two words: Flow-Bee

Actually, I almost went to sleep the last time some chick scrubbed my hair in one of those sinks. The water was hot and her fingernails were sharp. Her blouse wasn't buttoned all the way up and.........I was bouncing to splitsville.

[Adam36]

The best thing to do, before you get a haircut. Just wash your hair yourself at home, then get the haircut. Just dont have the stylists wash your hair. It can be a pain when they stretch your neck in that sink.

[k omalley]

This is very true. About 15 years ago I took care of a patient in ICU who had lost consciousness while having her hair washed at a beauty salon. She had a massive stroke. It was very sad, she and her husband had just retired and were getting ready to leave on a cruise, he looked so devastated when he came to visit her. She did not survive.

[eyespysomething]

My mom suffered a major MAJOR stroke after having eye surgery, because the way her neck was bent back during surgery. When she was leaving the hospital the next day, she stood up to leave and whammo. If she hadn't been at the hospital, she would've died. It wasn't much better for her that she was there, but she got a few more years to live (sort of). It all had to do with the neck position during surgery and a blood clot breaking loose.

That being said, eye surgery is longer than a shampoo, and she had had previous problems, including carotid artery surgery (scraping out the artery) on her neck.

[eyespysomething]

When my mom died, and the lady styled her hair, she had it so pouffed up, my brothers and I started giggling, because it was so not like her. It was all fancy and with some wave, and my mom has stick straight hair. The poor hairdresser had to do it all over again.

I don't know what she was thinking, the picture showed her regular hair.

I miss my mom.

[HIDEK6]

Let's say I walk into a beauty salon to get a shampoo. The stylist is eating a PBJ sandwich and the patron in the next stall is smoking.

Do I qualify for a Purple Heart?

[Calvin Locke]

I knew a hairdresser that had a blue-haired type die on him while she was under the hairdryer. I wonder...

He said the only thing he could think of was getting his hair rollers back. The really funny part is that he asked his
boss to watch Mrs. X while he "ran" an errand.

When he got back, after the drying time of course, it was "Oh my God, Mrs. X died while you were gone...".

Actually, I thought it was going to be about some elderly driver experiencing some sort of unintended acceleration.

[captbarney]

a number of years ago I fell asleep on the sofa with my head bent backwards. The next day I started to experience dizzy spells. A day or so later I fell in the street. This finally prompted me to see a Dr.. After an MRI it was discovered I had "pinched" a number of blood vesssels in my upper neck. Diagnosis "vertigo", etc. After wearing a neck brace for a number of months all was well. Haven't had a reoccurance. LESSON- bending the neck backwards(even in "loosening up" exercises)is DANGEROUS

[Rander7]

I've been a hairdresser since 1968, and have never had this problem..I usually fold a towel to cushion the patron's neck so it's not so uncomfortable. When giving a perm, some hairdressers leave the person in the sink for the last procedure called neutralizing..I never do..as soon as the person has been rinsed, I have them sit up and then neutralize. I always ask them if they are uncomfortable..I was unaware about this...I also ask them if they have blood pressure problems before putting them under a dryer. The heat from a dryer could cause some folks problems too. Just a few thoughts from a hairdresser's experience.