Hyperhidrosis is a condition characterized by abnormally increased sweating, which is more than necessary to regulate body temperature. Although it is primarily a physical burden, hyperhidrosis can impair quality of life psychologically, emotionally, and socially. This excessive sweat happens even when the person is not doing jobs that require muscle strength and is not due…
Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, is a common disorder that produces a lot of unhappiness. An estimated 2%-3% of Americans suffer from excessive sweating of the underarms (axillary hyperhidrosis) or of the palms and soles of the feet (palmoplantar hyperhidrosis). Underarm problems tend to start in late adolescence, while palm and sole sweating often begins earlier,…
Extremely Sweating (Hyperhydrosis / Hand-Face-Armpit) & Face Erythrosis (Blushing) Is excessive sweating a disease? From the brain, an excess of chemical discharges with an unknown mechanism, which stimulates the sweat glands, cause excessive sweating. Mostly, excessive sweating occurs without any reason when standing, hands-feet-head neck-face drips and/or sweats in a flowing style. Redness of the face may…
If heavy Sweating has no underlying medical cause, it’s called primary hyperhidrosis. This type occurs when the nerves responsible for triggering your sweat glands become overactive and call for more perspiration even when it’s not needed. Primary hyperhidrosis may be at least partially hereditary. If the sweating can be attributed to an underlying medical condition,…
Mine KaragozogluPsychologist Hyperhidrosis characterized by excessive sweating of face, armpits, hands, and feet can result in severe psychological distress. The quality of life is significantly impaired. The usual acts of social life such as handshaking and eye contact become more and more difficult. In summer, when heavy clothes, jackets, and coats are put away, people…
Mindfulness-based cognitive hypnotherapy integrates mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and hypnotherapy to improve the physical, emotional, mental, and/or spiritual aspects of skin disorders. Meditation, including mindfulness meditation, and hypnosis both utilize trance phenomena to help produce focalization and specific improvements in skin disorders through psycho-neuro-endocrine- immunologic mechanisms. Mindfulness-based cognitive hypnotherapy uses a multi-faceted approach to helping patients. Its…