What Causes Thin or Thick Head Hair?

What Causes Thin Or Thick Head Hair?

Thin or thick head hair can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose thin or thick head hair, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "thin or thick head hair" as a symptom. For example, zinc need.

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

history of polyps

frequent soy consumption

moderate alcohol consumption

PPI antacid use

grooves across fingernails

current birth control pill use

somewhat disturbed sleep

darker/redder skin color

regular hangnails

diuretic use

non-human estrogen use

a few white spots on fingernails

... and more than 20 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of thin or thick head hair.

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Hair-Related Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about head hair density:

How dense (thick) is the hair on your head in areas that are not affected by any type of hair loss?

Possible responses:

→ I'm bald / my whole head is affected by hair loss
→ Very sparse/thin
→ Somewhat sparse/thin
→ About average / don't know
→ Dense/abundant/thick

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate very sparse head hair, sparse head hair or abundant head hair, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as Zinc Requirement.

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