SOME PERSONS HAVE EXCESSIVE SWEATING THIS IS KNOWN AS HYPER HIDROSIS , THIS CAN BE ARISES IN SOME SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY SUCH AS HANDS , FEET , ARMPITS , FACE , AND SCALP ETC.... , AT LEAST 3 % OF THE WORLD POPULATION SUFFERING FROM HYPER HIDROSIS . THIS DISEASE HAVE PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS COLD AND CLAMMY HANDS , DEHYDRATION , SKIN INFECTION , THIS CAN BE EFFECT ON PEOPLE PROFESSIONAL , ACADEMIC , SOCIAL , AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIFE .
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SWEATING OF THE HANDS INTERFERES
WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES , SUCH AS GRASPING OBJECTS , PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH OTHERS . IN SO MANY TIMES SHIRTS CAN BE CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES IN DAY TIME . MORE SWEATING OF THE FEET MAKES IT HARDER FOR PATIENTS TO WEAR SLIDE-ON OR OPEN-TOE SHOE . PLAYING THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF SWEATING HANDS .
WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES , SUCH AS GRASPING OBJECTS , PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH OTHERS . IN SO MANY TIMES SHIRTS CAN BE CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES IN DAY TIME . MORE SWEATING OF THE FEET MAKES IT HARDER FOR PATIENTS TO WEAR SLIDE-ON OR OPEN-TOE SHOE . PLAYING THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF SWEATING HANDS .
TYPES OF HYPER HIDROSIS :
THIS CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS , ONE IS PRIMARY OR FOCAL HYPER HIDROSIS , AND SECOND ONE IS SECONDARY OR GENERALIZED HYPER HIDROSIS .
FOCAL OR PRIMARY HYPER HIDROSIS CAN BE REFERRED IN SOLE , PALM , FACE , SCALP AND UNDER ARMS , PRIMARY HYPER HIDROSIS USUALLY STARTS IN ADOLESCENCE OR WHEN A PERSON IS A CHILD.
SECONDARY OR GENERALIZED HYPER HIDROSIS CAN BE REFERRED IN SWEATING IN THE WHOLE BODY , THIS MAY BE AFFECTED IN THE DISORDEER OF DIABETES MELLITUS , THYROID , TUMORS , GOUT , MENOPAUSE , CERTAIN DRUGS .
CAUSES FOR THE HYPER HIDROSIS:
SOME PHYSICIANS CLAIMED THAT PRIMARY OR FOCAL HYPER HIDROSIS CAN BE CAUSED BY PATIENT FELT NERVOUS , ANXIETY , CERTAIN FOOD , CAFFEINE , NICOTINE , DRINKS AND SMELL .
SECONDARY HYPER HIDROSIS CAN BE CAUSED BY SOME TYPES OF CANCERS , DIABETES MELLITUS , THYROID DISEASES .
TREATMENT FOR HYPER HIDROSIS:
ANTIPERSPIRANT SOLUTIONS OR HYPER HIDROSIS GELS ARE COMMONLY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF AXILLARY OR UNDERARM REGIONS , ANTICHOLINERGICS ARE SOMETIMES USED IN THE TREATMENT OF BOTH GENERALISED AND FOCAL HIDROSIS , ANTICHOLINERGICS IS INCLUDE PROPANTHELINE , GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE OR GLYCOPYRROLATE , OXYBUTYNIN , METHANTHELINE , AND BENZTROPINE USE OF THESE DRUGS CAN BE LIMITED , HOWEVER , BY SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE DRY MOUTH , URINARY RETENTION , CONSTIPATION , VISUAL DISTURBANCES AND CYCLOPLEGIA.
ANTICHOLINERGICS MEDICINE IS HELP FOR PEOPLE WHO FELT NERVOUS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING , STAGE PERFORMANCES , AND SOME SPECIAL OCCASIONS .
INJECTION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE -A CAN BE USED TO CONTROL OF SWEAT GLANDS BUT THIS INJECTION TEND TO SOME PAINFUL .
SO MANY METHODS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF SWEAT GLANDS ONE OF THE MAIN SURGERY IS ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY (ETS) , THIS SURGERY IS MOST EFFECTIVE AND SAFE .
IT IS AFFECTED MEN AND WOMEN EQUALLY , MOSTLY OCCURED PEOPLE AGED 25-65 YEARS . SO HERE I MENTION INTERNATIONAL HYPER HIDROSIS COMMUNITY WEB SITE ADDRESS , THIS IS NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION WWW.SWEATHELP.ORG
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