Hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis is a <a href="/facts/Medical_condition/55eeQlGL">medical condition</a> in which a person exhibits excessive <a href="/facts/Perspiration/c5zARtaT">sweating</a>, more than is required for the <a href="/facts/Thermoregulation/V692hIjw">regulation of body temperature</a>. Although it is primarily a physical burden, hyperhidrosis can deteriorate the quality of life of the people who are affected, frequently leading to psychological, physical, and social consequences. Hyperhidrosis can lead to difficulties in professional fields, with more than 80% of patients experiencing moderate to severe emotional effects from the disease.
This excess of sweat happens even if the person is not engaging in tasks that require muscular effort, and it does not depend on the exposure to heat. Common places to sweat can include underarms, face, neck, back, groin, feet, and hands. It has been called by some researchers 'the silent handicap'.
Both <a href="/facts/Diaphoresis/c5zARtaT">diaphoresis</a> and <a href="/facts/Hidrosis/koG3nCEn">hidrosis</a> can mean either perspiration (in which <a href="/facts/Word_sense/9IR1286V">sense</a> they are <a href="/facts/Synonym/a3BgMcdu">synonymous</a> with sweating) or excessive perspiration, in which case they refer to a specific, narrowly defined, clinical disorder.

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Hyperhidrosis