subject: Is Your Excessive Sweating Primary And Secondary Hyperhidrosis [print this page] It is essential to note that this happens to many people around the world. This excessive head sweating or cranial facial hyperhidrosis can come under either primary or secondary classifications. These two classifications and the understanding of them can help to limit excessive perspiration.
Primary hyperhidrosis or excessive cranial facial sweating is a little more common. It is characterized by an overactive sweat gland. This type of hyperhidrosis is not usually a symptom of any other known disease. It tends to develop during adolescence, sometimes before, and seems to be an inherited condition. Situations such as nervousness or excitement tend to accelerate hyperhidrosis. Other factors such as certain foods and drinks, nicotine and certain smells can also trigger excessive sweating. Caffeine can stimulate the sympathetic nervous system and should be refrained from being taken. This reduces sweating by reducing and limiting perspiration in the head. Medications or remedies range from regular antiperspirants or a gradual change in diet.
Proper hygiene is also essential in managing this condition. Meditation and relaxation have been cited as ways to help relieve excessive sweating, whether it is on the face or elsewhere. Wearing materials that are more absorbent like cotton, also shoes that have more breathable soles, talc or powder applied to the affected regions, are some of the more natural methods that are safer and have been proven to be effective. Secondary hyperhidrosis is the opposite of its twin. This condition comes about by some kind of underlying medical situation. This means that constant cranial hyperhidrosis is caused by a disease that already exists in the body. The most common medical conditions that feed hyperhidrosis are either a thyroid disorder or diabetes. But can also stem from gout, menopause, mercury poisoning, some drugs and tumors. It can also be a sign of a more life threatening disease like cancer, characinoid syndrome, lung disease, spinal cord injury and Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke and tuberculosis among other infections and conditions. It is imperative to visit a medical physician and find out what your hyperhidrosis is caused by.
A physician is able to give the best advice possible. It is important to visit one early to help keep you informed if your disease worsens and trigger more severe head sweating. Excessive hyperhidrosis can come in many different forms. It can stem from simple activity in your sweat glands or as severe as stemming from an underlying medical condition. Regardless of the cause, there are ways to overcome and treat it. In order to overcome this condition, you will have to understand the condition. Whether it is primary and secondary hyperhidrosis and once you determine which one it is, treating your condition will be much easier for you.
If you think that you are afflicted with any of the above condition, visit a physician today to be properly diagnosed and treated.
