Hyperhidrosis is the textbook term for excessive sweating. Hyperhidrosis can be extremely embarrassing. Excessive sweating can cause stains in clothes, complicates business and social interactions and generally makes life difficult. Severe cases can create serious problems as well, such as making it hard for people who suffer from it to hold a pen, grip a steering wheel, or shake hands.
An estimated 2%-3% of the American population suffers from excessive sweating of the underarms (axillary Hyperhidrosis) or of the palms and soles of the feet (palmoplantar Hyperhidrosis). Axillary Hyperhidrosis problems tend to start around puberty, while palmoplantar sweating often begins during childhood. Left untreated, these problems may continue throughout life.
What is the cause of Hyperhidrosis?
Although neurologic, metabolic, and other systemic diseases can at times cause excessive sweating, most cases occur in people who are otherwise healthy. Heat and emotions can set off Hyperhidrosis in some individuals, but many who suffer from Hyperhidrosis sweat nearly all the time regardless of their mood or the weather.
How Do You Treat Hyperhidrosis?
Through a systematic evaluation of causes and triggers of excessive sweating, followed by a systematic protocol for treatment, many people with this annoying disorder can achieve good results and improved quality of life.
Ways to treat Hyperhidrosis include:
- Over-the-counter antiperspirants:Antiperspirants are usually tried first because they are readily available. They essential block the sweat glands to prevent the body from sweating.
- Prescription-strength antiperspirants: These contain aluminum chloride hexahydrate. The side effect of thins being irritation to the skin.
- Iontophoresis: This device direct electricity through the skin using tap water.
- Oral medications: Can be taken. They are from the group of medications known as anticholinergics, which reduce sweating.
- Botox (botulinum toxin): Believe it or not, this costly wrinkle remedy is approved in the U.S. by the FDA for treating excessive axillary (underarm) sweating.
- Surgery: Cervical sympathectomy may be used as a last resort.
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