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Dear doctors, i have a problem with my hair . it is flaking as tresses when i comb it, while i'm sleeping and especially after i wash my hair.
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Check Thyroid: Low thyroid levels can cause hair to be brittle and chalk out. Also low levels of the vitamin biotin.
Answered 1/31/2015
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