Sunday 15 December 2013

The problem of Hyperhidrosis

Millions of people suffer with excessive sweating, a condition known as Hyperhidrosis. It interferes with their daily lives, often causes embarrassment, and can lead to a reduced quality of life.
In general, Hyperhidrosis means excessive sweating — sweating far in excess of the needs of the body — and it’s basically continuously produced with no apparent cause. You can break it into two types: primary and secondary. Through a good history and physical, you can exclude all other causes and know what you’re dealing with. With primary Hyperhidrosis, there is no underlying medical reason and no apparent cause for this excessive sweating.

Hyperhidrosis also causes actual physical discomfort because the continuously wet shoes and clothing can lead to skin breakdown and fungal infections. It causes social issues when they have completely sopping wet underarms. They have to change multiple shirts a day; they won’t shake hands or hold hands because it’s so embarrassing. Overall, if you put all of this together, it leads to a diminished quality of life.
The quality of life surveys from people with Hyperhidrosis are comparable to people with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis or rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis. For the individual, it can be pretty devastating.
There are many treatment options available and each one has its own specific risk/benefit ratio. Which treatment to use really depends on how severe the symptoms are? There are several treatment options ranging from non-invasive to surgical. There are prescription antiperspirants, medicines, Botox injections and other options.

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Stop sweating, be confident

Hyperhidrosis
Sweating is an important function of our body. It regulates the temperature by keeping the surface of skin cool. It shows good metabolism rate of your body. Sometimes sweating may occur due to emotional stress also. But such type of perspiration is limited to palms, feet, forehead and armpits.

Hyperhidrosis is a condition where excessive sweating happens. It may be because of some psychological reason or bodily dysfunction. There are two stages in hyperhidrosis; primary hyperhidrosis includes sweating in focal areas where sweat glands are more, secondary hyperhidrosis includes whole body perspiration.

It can be treated with medications and surgeries. There are many antiperspirants available in market. Some of them give effective results. Sweat Guard limited is one such company who provide some effective products for people suffering from hyperhidrosis.

The owner of the company was also a patient of hyperhidrosis. And after so many years of suffering he decided to make some products which help those people who are having hard times because of this condition.

They were the first in this field to offer money back guarantees. They make products keeping customer’s every need in mind. They have antiperspirants for palms, feet, armpits, deodorants for odors and many more.

Hyperhidrosis is an irritating problem. Sweat stains on every dress you wear sometimes combined with bad repelling odor. Embarrassment in public, hands are always slippery because of sweat. Such things are enough to take your mind off your work and always conscious about your body. But now you don’t have to. With Sweat Guard you will always feel confident and sweat free.

Monday 2 December 2013

Hyperhidrosis – A condition of Excessive Sweating in Human Body

How can you characterize condition of hyperhidrosis? Hyperhidrosis – a condition of excessive sweating in human body – is characterized by abnormal, profuse sweating that can affect one or more areas or parts of a human body including Armpits, Hands and Feet. These conditions are known as:
•    In Hands, called palmar hyperhidrosis
•    In Armpits, called axillary hyperhidrosis
•    In Feet, called plantar hyperhidrosis

People, including male and female from all age groups, may suffer from problems mentioned above, one or combination. Although sweating is a normal and natural process which is essential as well in order to maintain and control human body temperature but condition of excessive sweating creates problems and often interferes with daily activities.
There are some methods to treat hyperhidrosis. First way is to use Antiperspirants for treating heavy sweating. Most of the people are using antiperspirants on a daily basis. They find it easy to use and affordable as well. The types of antiperspirant-products contain aluminum salts. Apart from this method, there are types of medical treatments for heavy sweating. When antiperspirants do not, doctor may recommend one of these medical treatments, Iontophoresis or Botulinum toxin. There are several cosmetic-clinics offering types of treatments for treating hyperhidrosis. People can use internet to search for the clinics and types of effective treatments offered by expert cosmetic-surgeons or dermatologists.

Tuesday 19 November 2013

In-Depth Knowledge on Various Forms of Hyperhidrosis



Excessive sweating mostly affects palms, face, and feet. This medical condition can prove embarrassing for several people. It may also hamper your ability to work. It is a rare medical condition but according to a recent survey, nearly 2.8% of the total world’s population is suffering from the problem of excessive sweating. The problem is massive in Asian community and various other countries. Half of the total people suffering from this problem resort to treatment, as the other half is not aware whether any treatment is available or not.

Excessive sweating is called Hyperhidrosis in the medical term. There are two kinds of excessive sweating problems faced by people viz., primary Hyperhidrosis and secondary Hyperhidrosis. In the Primary Hyperhidrosis, excess sweating is caused due to over working of the emotional stimuli. However, the doctors cannot determine the exact reason until date. The Palmar Hyperhidrosis involves excessive sweating in hands and Plantar Hyperhidrosis involves excessive sweating in feet. Both the conditions cause embarrassment however, sweaty hands causes more. The Palmar Axillary Hyperhidrosis affects armpits and palms whereas Isolated Axillary Hyperhidrosis affects only the armpits. However, Craniofacial Hyperhidrosis is the least excessive sweating form that affects face and the forehead.

Secondary Hyperhidrosis is caused due to underlying medical condition. These can be infections, endocrine disorders, neurologic, malignancy, spinal cord injury, or any other medical condition. The treatment would aim to cure the underlying condition first.

Various treatments are available for primary excessive sweating condition. However, least comprehensive treatment options aiming to relieve symptoms are preferred by most people. People who are severely suffering from this medical condition are advised surgery. For Secondary Hyperhidrosis, treatment for underlying medical condition is sought that causes excessive sweating.

Monday 11 November 2013

FIGHT HYPERHIDROSIS CONFIDENTALY


Most of the people have the problem of sweating. Till some point it is normal as perspiring is a natural thing but it becomes problematic when people start sweating abnormally i.e. excessively.

This condition is medically termed as hyperhidrosis. When the body perspires more than the usual level to keep the body temperature in balance, then it is the symptom that the person is suffering from hyperhidrosis. As the doctors say, hyperhidrosis can be generalized to whole body part or just few specific parts. Depending on the part of the body you sweat most, hyperhidrosis can be categorized into various types.

Though it is a medical condition but it can be embarrassing few times. Suppose you are on a lunch date and you get a place where air-conditioner is not working and due to heat you start perspiring. It would be such an awkward situation for both of you and your partner. Another most awkward situation can be when you are in a board meeting and you start perspiring. There are whole lot of situations where perspiring abnormally can put you in an embarrassing state. 

But don’t worry, for those who have this problem, there are whole lot of range of products which help controlling this problem and also lessen its odor. When you go for shopping of such products do some of the market research beforehand so that you know what exactly you need and buy the best of the lot. Also the price of such products ain’t too high that you can’t afford it.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Hyperhidrosis – Seek Professional Help

Often people come across medical conditions that are embarrassing and can hamper their lifestyle largely. People suffering from such a condition may develop a very frail mental state. Apart from medical treatment, such patients require a sympathetic attitude towards them. People close to these patients are required to understand their problem instead of shunning them out. However, several medical conditions are awaiting a cure. One medical condition that is common among the people is excessive sweating.

The condition where a person sweats profusely is known as Hyperhidrosis. In this condition, a person sweats profusely in various areas of the body such palms, armpits, face, hands, and feet. Excessive sweating cause’s social embarrassment as sweat causes clothes and body to emit bad odor. Person suffering from this disorder may have a disturbed social life. He or she may have to face several social embarrassments such as avoiding handshakes with people, avoiding social gatherings, and likewise. Excessive sweating of palms is a common sight with such patients. They avoid handshakes for the fear of leaving the hand of the other person moist and sticky. However, the condition of sweating profusely can be treated. Solitude is not the solution for such a condition

Excessive sweating should not be taken lightly as this condition can have grave repercussions. This condition has to be handled in a proper manner. The exact reason for excessive sweating has not been known until date. The most plausible reason may be the over working of the sweat glands. The treatment includes antiperspirants intake, wearing loose clothes, and spicy food.

Friday 25 October 2013

How to know if it is Hyperhidrosis ?

Do you know anyone who always has a complaint of wet palms of the hand or wet soles of the feet? The person keeps on cribbing about the problem of frequent sweating. He sweats so much that that his entire clothes are soaked by it. He feels itchy and uncomfortable due to the sweating problem. If the answer comes yes then the person is definitely suffering from hyperhidrosis. It is a problem associated with excessive sweating. Hidrosis means sweating, while hyper means too much, or excessively.

Normal sweating is never a problem of concern. In fact it is the mechanism by which the body releases its temperature. It is a part of human body system which works on the concept of cooling mechanism and helps in regulating the body temperature. But when body sweats more than the required amount then the problem is termed as hyperhidrosis. It disrupts normal activities. Episodes of excessive sweating occur at least once a week for no clear reason.

People those who sweat excessively and suffer from hyperhidrosis have a substantial effect on their social life or daily activities. Sweating is not a normal process for them but is a reason for staying conscious all the time. They become self conscious and tends to avoid getting social with people. They prefer to stay isolated. Instead of finding a cure for their problem they keep on thinking the impression they leave on others. Therefore they often suffer from frustration and cannot focus on their work. Excessive sweating affects the patient's self-confidence, job, and relationships. It might eventually control and undermine their ability to enjoy life. All the time they have to make sure that they don’t come in any kind of physical contact or interaction during their job meetings. They avoid shaking hands. They have to continuously change their clothes due to excessive sweating as the wetness may lead to irritating and even painful skin problems, such as fungal or bacterial infections. Also they have to deal with the body odour which is a result of sweating. In all they have to face a tough time dealing with Hyperhidrosis. The areas of the body most commonly affected are armpits, face, feet and palms of the hands.

To sum up Hyperhidrosis is a matter of embarrassment for people who suffer from the problem. And therefore it is essential that they get right treatment at the right time to cure the problem.