Sweating and blushing
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Sweating is just our body’s natural way of cleaning and getting rid of toxins. While it is okay to sweat while working out or during the hot summer days, it could be uncomfortable to sweat during a meeting or on a date. If you are noticing excessive sweating in weirdest situations, consider treatment for hyperhidrosis.
What is Hyperhidrosis?
Simply said, hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating and it is one common disorder. But not just any kind of excessive sweating, this only represents sweating for no particular reason and in most uncommon situations. For example, the temperature is mild and you are just sitting at your home watching TV, but you notice heavy sweating under your arms, on palms or feet. Those are the most common signs that you suffer from hyperhidrosis. There are two types of this condition: primary which causes excessive sweating in hands, face, feet and underarms for no apparent reasons, and secondary which causes sweating all over your body or in larger areas and it is usually caused by a medical condition. Hyperhidrosis can be extremely uncomfortable since the sweat leaves stains on your clothes, it can ruin the romance or cause some difficulties while doing most ordinary things, such as holding a pen, shaking hands and even gripping a steering wheel.
What Causes Excess Sweating?
In most cases, excessive sweating occurs with healthy people due to heat or emotions, but it can be triggered by some neurologic, endocrine or infectious problems. Primary hyperhidrosis is usually occurs when you are too hot, when you move around, when you are emotional or as a result of hormonal changes. People with this type of sweating sweat from the glands called eccrine sweat glands which are mostly situated in our feet, palms, face and armpits. Secondary hyperhidrosis is caused by some other, sometimes more sever, factors which include menopause, pregnancy, alcoholism; some diseases such as diabetes, thyroid problems, tuberculosis, Parkinson’s disease and cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Also, it can be caused by some medications including psychiatric drugs, blood pressure medications, supplements and antibiotics.
How to Treat It?
There are many ways of hiding these sweat stains and odor, by simply choosing the right colors to wear and using quality deodorant. But such solutions are not as durable as some of more professional treatments.
Regular antiperspirants may not be effective when it comes to treating hyperhidrosis, and your doctor may recommend using ones containing aluminum chloride or some stronger ones with aluminum chloride hexahydrate. You should apply these just before bed, 2 or 3 nights in a row, and to maintain the improvement apply it again roughly once a week. Treatment with antiperspirants is most effective with people who sweat excessively under their arms.
Iontophoresis is one old, exciting but painless solution for excessive sweating. It was invented over 50 year ago and represents passing ionized tap water through your skin using direct electricity. This treatment lasts for one or three weeks and includes 10-20 minutes session a few times a week.
Other innovative solutions for hyperhidrosis are injectable cosmetic treatments. You can inject dermal fillers right under your arms and reduce excessive sweating in that area; also you can inject Botox in the same area and live sweat free up to six months. These treatments have been FDA approved only for underarms, but still have shown no results when it comes to palm and feet sweating.
Lastly, you can surgically remove your problems of excessive sweating. By undergoing thoracic sympathectomy you are surgically interrupting and destroying part of the nerves responsible for sweating. So, if anything else fails you, sympathectomy is your last resort.
It is important to know your body and recognize any odd symptoms and react on time. It is okay to sweat in some situations, but if you notice anything out of order, react fast and prevent embarrassing situations.
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