how to stop underarm sweating

What does secondary hyperhidrosis mean?

Hyperhidrosis is of two types one is Primary, Idiopathic or Focal, and the other one is Secondary Hyperhidrosis, which is unlike the primary and has an underlying disease as its cause. It is more of a symptom than a disease in itself. The sweating i...

A basic understanding of primary hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis is of two kinds. Idiopathic, or Primary hyperhidrosis. It is also called Focal hyperhidrosis and is characterized by excessive sweating happening only at specific places like underarms or groin (axillary hyperhidrosis), or the palms and...

An overview of hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis is a condition in which patients sweat excessively. It is estimated that about 3% of Americans suffer from this condition. The condition is also known as polyhidrosis or seborrhea. Depending on the source that causes the problem, hyper...

Advanced management of excessive sweating

Excessive sweating is of two types. The excessive sweating that is confined to localized and specific areas, like armpit, palms and soles goes by the name axillary hyperhidrosis and the latter palmoplantar hyperhidrosis. This type of excessive sweati...

How to tackle excessive sweating

All human beings sweat to varying degrees. As matter of fact sweating is a means for the body to cool down. The perspiration evaporates and in doing so it cools the body. The drier and the hotter the atmosphere, the more effective is the cooling effe...