Trichophagia (τριχοφαγία, from τρίχα, tricha `hair” + φάγειν, phagein `to eat”) is the compulsive eating of hair associated with trichotillomania (hair pulling). In trichophagia, people with trichotillomania also ingest the hair that they pull; in extreme (and rare) cases this can lead to a hair ball (trichobezoar). ==... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichophagia