Hyperhydrosis: Meaning, Diagnosis and Overview

What is Hyperhydrosis?

Hyperhidrosis is a condition in which a person sweats excessively and unpredictably. Sweating occurs when the temperature is not hot and you are not exercising. Sweat in people with hyperhidrosis drips off their hands. Hyperhidrosis usually affects the palms of the hands, soles of the feet and underarms. Excessive sweating is classified into two types.
  1. Primary (idiopathic) focal hyperhidrosis
  2. Secondary or generalized focal hyperhidrosis
It is important to know which type you have, as the causes and treatments are very different.
HYPERHYDROSIS OVERVIEW

Recovery Time

  • Hyperhidrosis is not a temporary condition.
  • Many people who suffer from it have suffered for many years, often from childhood or sometimes from adolescence.

Diagnosis

  • Medical history
  • Physical examination
  • Blood tests
  • Urine test
  • Thermoregulatory sweat test
  • Paper test
Thermoregulatory sweat test

FAQs prepared by doctor

Q1.  What are the treatments for hyperhidrosis?
If your hyperhidrosis is moderate, many of the conservative treatments can help.
After determining that you have primary hyperhidrosis, your doctor will probably recommend conservative treatments first, before exploring surgery. Those conservative treatments include Oral Medications (anticholinergics), Topical medications, electrical therapy can help people with hyperhidrosis of theÿhands and feet or Microwave Thermolysis.

Q2.  What are the complications of hyperhidrosis?
Complications of hyperhidrosis include infections that range from ringworm to warts, certain skin conditions, such as eczema and skin rashes, occurs more frequently in people with hyperhidrosis. Excessive sweating may worsen skin inflammation.
Social and emotional effects:ÿHaving clammy or dripping hands and perspiration-soaked clothes can be embarrassing.

Q3.  Why caffeine and spices are restricted in hyperhidrosis?
Caffeine and spices can activate neurotransmitters which induce heavy sweating.

   
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