I've been feeling a tingling sensation in my hair scalp for the last week. Initially, I thought it was lice or some kind a bugs. I washed my hear many times, but i still kept feeling like something was crawling in my hair. It was freaking me out.

Its been 9 days now and is not going away. As I type this here, I still feel it. the feeling comes and goes and it appears at random. So what can this be?

These are some common reason why you may be feeling this:

  1. Lice - You have bugs in you hair that were transferred from someone else. Formication is the sensation of insects crawling in your hair skin. You probably feel something crawling or feels like pins and needles. The medical term for Formication tactile hallucination. Ttactile hallucination means that you are feeling something that has no physical causes.
  2. Stress - If you are going through some stress right now, stress may be affecting your nervous system
  3. Blood vessels damage - sometimes when you dye or color your hair, you are putting strong chemicals in your body that as just to potent for your body to overcome. Try not coloring your hair.