Meaning:
Literally meaning “it makes people bald,” this is a hilarious variant of “令人头疼” (lìngrén tóuténg, meaning “to give someone a headache”). It’s used to describe a tough problem that is continuously pestering the speaker. As young people today worry a lot about becoming prematurely bald due to an unhealthy lifestyle and stress from life, prevention and treatment of baldness is a hot topic. Therefore, Chinese netizens find this usage vivid.
Example:
A: 你的艺术史论文写完了吗？下周要交了。
Nǐ de yìshùshǐ lùnwén xiě wán le ma？ Xiàzhōu yào jiāo le。
Have you finished your art history thesis? The deadline is next week.
B: 还没呢。这项作业真是让人头秃。
Hái méi ne。Zhèxiàng zuòyè zhēnshì ràngrén tóutū。
Not yet. This assignment is so stressful.