Another common myth of hair loss is that can cause hair loss. Men who are bald typically wear hats, right? This myth can be debunked. While wearing a hat too tight on your head may cause pressure on on the area and cause traction alopecia (which is when hair loss is caused by on the hair too tight), this is a big ‘may.’ The person would have to be wearing their hat aggressively tight for traction alopecia to occur and most hats are just not made that way.