What is excessive sweating?
Excessive sweating is when you sweat more than you might expect based on the surrounding temperature or your activity level or stress. This is why excessive sweating occurs when sweat is released in excess of air temperature or physical activity.
Excessive sweating can disrupt daily activities and cause social anxiety or embarrassment. However, there is nothing awkward about excessive sweating, and the only thing you need to do is to find the cause in time and consult a doctor in time for the appropriate recommendation.
Excessive sweating on medical language is called hyperhidrosis.
Hyperhidrosis can affect your entire body or just certain areas.
Particularly sweat is found on your palms, soles, underarms or face.
Causes
If heavy sweating has no underlying medical cause, it's called primary hyperhidrosis. Primary hyperhidrosis may be at least partially hereditary.
If the sweating can be attributed to an underlying medical condition, it's called secondary hyperhidrosis.
Health conditions that may cause excessive sweating include:
- Diabetic hypoglycemia
- Endocarditis (an infection of the inner lining of the heart)
- Fever of undetermined cause
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Heart attack
- Heat exhaustion
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid)
- Leukemia
- Malaria
- Medication side effects
- Menopause
- Obesity
- Stress
- Tuberculosis
When to see a doctor
Seek immediate medical attention if your heavy sweating is accompanied by:
- Chills
- Lightheadedness
- Chest pain
- Nausea
- A body temperature of 40 or higher
Schedule a doctor's visit
Contact your doctor if you experience any of the following:
- You suddenly begin to sweat more than usual.
- Sweating disrupts your daily routine.
- You experience night sweats for no apparent reason.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/excessive-sweating/basics/definition/sym-20050780
