Increased sweating of the head. Why the face and head sweat: possible causes of discomfort

Excessive scalp sweating always causes a lot of irritation in women with long hair (although it is no less common in men). Because of it, the hair quickly becomes dirty, the hairstyle deteriorates, itching and an unpleasant odor appear.

What to do? First find out why this happens. Excessive sweating of the scalp can be caused by simple heat or wearing too warm hats, heredity, and even serious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV.

Causes not related to diseases

Staying in a bathhouse or any other hot room

Sweating is a natural reaction of the body to heat; thermoregulation occurs due to the release of sweat. Under normal conditions, sweat is usually produced only in the armpits, but when a person is exposed to very hot conditions, the head and face may begin to sweat, as well as other areas of the body: the back, stomach and legs.

In this way, the body tries to quickly “reset” body temperature and avoid overheating.

Hot climate

If a hot climate is unusual for a person, the body will react to it in the same way as in the previous case. The situation can be aggravated by a combination of a hot climate with high air humidity, which will only increase sweating.

Physical activity

The human body can heat up not only under the influence of the external environment, but also as a result of active physical activities. To cool down, the body acts in its usual way - it secretes sweat along the entire perimeter of the skin, including on the head.

In addition, intense sweating on the scalp in an adult man and woman can occur during sex, since this process is accompanied by the release of the hormones endorphin and testosterone.

Thick hair

Severe sweating of the head can be caused by thick and long hair, which interferes with the natural circulation of air near the roots. In this case, the person will sweat a lot even in cool weather and in a calm state.

Heredity

A hereditary feature of some people is an increased number of merocrine glands, through which sweating occurs. But since there are many such glands, sweating will be more intense. The situation may be aggravated by congenital hypersensitivity to external factors that provoke sweating - food, stress, physical activity.

Abuse of hair styling products

Remnants of styling products can remain on the head even after washing, thereby clogging the sweat glands and preventing the skin from thermoregulating. This problem especially often occurs in men with short hair, who use styling gels and apply them almost to the scalp.

Improper scalp and hair care

Washing your hair very infrequently can also increase sweat production, since dirt and oil that accumulate on the surface of the skin can “clog” the sweat glands. But keep in mind that washing your hair too often is also harmful: there is a risk of drying out the scalp and making it painful.

Wearing warm and/or too thick hats

A warm hat that suits the weather can create the same effect as thick hair. By preventing air circulation and cooling, hats can cause your skin to sweat excessively. Often this problem can be observed in a baby whose own body has not yet learned to regulate temperature (and the mother, due to inexperience, may not be able to guess which hat to put on the baby).

Avoiding hats in winter

When a person constantly walks around in cold weather without a hat, his scalp gradually adapts to the effects of the cold. If, after a walk in the cold, a person goes into a warm room, he will become hot and his head may sweat.

Pillow with synthetic filling

If you sweat at night while sleeping, the problem may lie in your pillow. Sleeping on a synthetic product that does not allow air to pass through can cause increased sweating of the scalp and face, as a result of which a person will notice every morning that his hair and pillow are wet.

Drinking large amounts of alcohol

Alcohol has a stimulating effect, under the influence of which the cardiovascular system is activated. As a result, the body experiences the same state as after an intense workout, so after drinking alcohol, not only the head and neck, but also other parts of the body.

Drinking hot tea, food and hot spices

Hot drinks and food entering the body can increase its temperature. The body's response is sweating. Most often, food causes sweating in children, since their body temperature directly depends on external factors.

If your head sweats a lot, a person should reduce the amount of spices and seasonings they consume. Hot and spicy foods can further increase body temperature and cause intense sweating, including on the face, scalp and neck.

Taking drugs

There are 2 reasons why drug addicts sweat:

• some types of drugs force a person to move a lot, thereby warming up the body and provoking intense sweating;
• under the long-term influence of drug use, blood vessels narrow, which causes problems with sweating and to ensure thermoregulation, the body even has to activate the skin on the head.

Overweight

Excessive sweating is a common condition for obese people because the presence of large amounts of body fat causes the sweat glands to cool the body more intensely.

Hormonal changes (menopause, menopause)

A decrease in progesterone levels disrupts the body's thermoregulation processes in women, as a result of which a woman will periodically freeze or sweat excessively, even in a cool room. In men, a similar condition occurs when testosterone levels decrease.

Taking medications

Some medications that are not completely absorbed by the body or are hormonal can also provoke scalp hyperhidrosis.

Diseases, injuries and pathologies

acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections

Increased sweating is one of the symptoms of colds and viral diseases, triggered by an increase in body temperature.

Other symptoms may include:

• runny nose,
• cough,
• weakness,
• muscle and eye soreness (especially when exposed to bright light).

Hormonal disorders

Most often, such failures occur due to disturbances in the functioning of the endocrine system, especially the thyroid gland. For example, sweating often occurs with hyperthyroidism, when the amount of hormones and iodine in the blood increases.

Diabetes leads to similar consequences when, due to high blood sugar levels, the sympathetic part of the nervous system, which is responsible for sweating, is affected.

Tuberculosis

One of the main symptoms of tuberculosis is a persistent fever that causes sweating throughout the body.

In addition, with tuberculosis the following is often observed:

• severe cough with gray-green sputum (sometimes it may contain blood),
• pain in the chest area.

Changes in intracranial pressure and hypertension

Pressure surges cause the organs and systems of the body to work faster or slower, thereby causing a feeling of heat and sweating. If there is a similar problem, patients usually experience: headaches, dizziness, feeling tired, nausea and vomiting.

Traumatic brain injury

With head injuries, a person's blood pressure may increase or decrease, and if an increase occurs, the head and neck may sweat a lot.

Nervous system disorders, mental disorders

The nervous system is a regulator of the process of sweating, therefore, when it is physically damaged or there are disturbances in its functioning, a person begins to sweat heavily. This can occur due to injuries, pinched nerve fibers between the cervical vertebrae, or inflammation.

Stressful situations and nervous tension can also cause a jump in pressure and temperature, causing intense sweating. If a person has persistent mental disorders (manic-depressive psychosis, neurosis), he will also experience changes at the physiological level and one of the consequences may be hypertension and sweating.

Hyperhidrosis of the scalp

Excessive sweating can be not only a consequence or symptom of a disease, but also a separate diagnosis. It is associated exclusively with the increased activity of the sweat glands of the head.

HIV

The immunodeficiency virus does not manifest itself immediately, but during periods of exacerbation it causes fever and excessive sweating (especially at night, during sleep). Therefore, if a person has not previously observed hyperhidrosis, when signs of it appear, it is worth not only getting tested, but also visiting an immunologist.

Oncological diseases

Sweating is not always a symptom of cancer. This occurs only in cases where tumors affect vital organs, affecting their functioning (for example, cancer of the lymphatic system, lungs, heart, pancreas or thyroid gland, reproductive organs).

What to do if your head constantly sweats?

First of all, visit your general practitioner (or pediatrician if the symptom is observed in a child). A specialist will prescribe an examination for you and help determine whether your problem has physiological causes. If any are identified, the doctor will prescribe treatment that you will have to follow.

If no health problems are found, to solve the problem try:

1. Change habits. To make your head sweat less, try to rest more and get enough sleep - this will help relieve tension and prevent hypertension. Avoid spicy foods that stimulate sweating. If the back of your baby's head is sweating, try placing him on his side rather than on his back.
2. Take control of the microclimate in the bedroom (especially if your head gets wet while sleeping). The sleeping temperature should not exceed 20˚C, otherwise you will sweat. The same should be done when there is a child in the house. If he is cold, put more clothes on him.
3. Change bedding. If you notice that your pillow is wet every morning, try sleeping without it or using a pillow with natural filling. Do the same with the blanket, especially if you like to crawl under it with your head.
4. Change your hair and skin care routine. If you have intensely oily hair, try washing your hair more often using a special shampoo for oily hair. If children have this problem, stop using shampoos altogether (especially when it comes to sweating in infants).
5. Temper yourself. Take a contrast shower every day.
6. Choose clothes according to the weather. Also try to buy clothes for yourself and your children from natural fabrics that allow the body to breathe. This also applies to the hats and pajamas you wear while sleeping.

But hyperhidrosis should not be treated with folk remedies, especially if you do not know its true cause.

Hypersweating of the face and head cannot be treated on your own!

Craniofacial hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating on the face, scalp hyperhidrosis - the treatment for all these conditions is the same, because they are all synonyms. These complex medical terms mean that the patient has an increase in the secretion of sweat on the head (particularly on the face).

The problems of patients with this form of hypersweating are not limited to physical inconveniences; they often develop nervous disorders because their condition is noticeable to others.

Large beads of sweat on the forehead or cheeks for no reason cause confusion, although people usually try not to show it.

Treatment for hypersweating of the head has its own characteristics: it is impossible to use antiperspirants (they can cause serious inflammation), and not everyone will decide to undergo Botox injections...

Why does hypersweating of the head occur?

In fact, the causes of scalp hyperhidrosis most often remain unknown. Scientists and doctors still cannot explain the mechanism that triggers an increase in sweat secretion in certain areas of the body. But this does not apply to hyperhidrosis resulting from any disease. Let's name a few diseases that lead to

Increased sweating after head injury

Excessive sweating after a head injury is usually associated with a concussion. What condition do doctors call a concussion? This is a post-traumatic disorder of brain function without previous vascular changes. That is, when a person receives a traumatic brain injury with healthy blood vessels, symptoms of a concussion appear:

• Brief loss of consciousness;
• Nausea;
• One-time vomiting;
• Weakness in the body;
• Headache and dizziness;
• Noise effects in the ear canals;
• Sleep disorders – insomnia or drowsiness.

Hyperhidrosis due to a concussion is also common, as are oculomotor disorders, partial loss of sensation in the face and muscle weakness.

Excessive sweating of the head as an independent disease

Excessive sweating of the head can be treated!

It is not so rare; there can be either isolated sweating of the face or nighttime hypersweating of the head. There is also such a combination - a sweaty face plus sweaty palms, or the whole head sweats, including the scalp, cheeks, forehead and area above the upper lip.

In cases where increased sweating of the head during sleep is stronger than during wakefulness, it makes sense to be checked for the presence of other diseases: tuberculosis, AIDS, lymphogranulomatosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (when acidic gastric juice refluxes into the esophagus).

Night sweats are also caused by increased thyroid function, alcohol (drug) withdrawal - withdrawal syndrome, and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Now you understand why a comprehensive examination is necessary - it is important not to miss a serious illness and start treating it as early as possible .

Methods for treating excess sweat on the head

Treatment methods are divided into conservative and surgical. Conservative ones include:

1. Taking herbal decoctions, for example, oak bark, all folk remedies for hypersweating of the head;
2. If the excitability of the nervous system is increased, it is recommended to take sedatives, herbal decoctions or Novo-Passit or Persen;
3. Physiotherapeutic methods of treatment, such as electrophoresis for scalp hyperhidrosis, are almost never used, only in cases of other diseases accompanied by sweating. Iontophoresis helps well with palmar and plantar forms of hyperhidrosis;
4. Botox injections, which help cope with palmar sweating, will help here too. But not everyone can afford this procedure, since the drug is expensive and the area of ​​skin on the head is large. However, many people go for it when other means do not help. Botulinum toxin preparations paralyze the nerves that go to the sweat glands, and sweating stops. The effect lasts about six months, after which the procedure is repeated.

Surgical methods include two types of surgery: thoracoscopic sympathectomy and endoscopic sympathectomy. These complex terms denote methods of influencing the sympathetic nerve trunk and its nodes, from which nerves radiate throughout the body, including to the sweat glands.

Endoscopic sympathectomy cures sweating of the head completely and for life (this also applies to the palmar form of the disease). The purpose of the operation is to clamp the sympathetic nerve ganglion using an endoscope. This operation differs from thoracoscopic surgery in the way it accesses the nerve - an incision is made in the skin and muscles (it is much more traumatic than endoscopic, and complications during the operation are more common).

Long-term consequences of surgical intervention include the development of excessive sweating in other parts of the body - on the abdomen,. The good news is that only in 2% of cases does this bother patients very much - then they have to do a second operation and remove the clip from the nerve.

Hear from a surgeon about treating excessive sweating:

Hyperhidrosis (“too much water”) is a pathophysiological reaction of the body when more sweat is produced than the body needs for normal functioning.

The role of sweating

Sweating helps regulate body temperature. Physical activity, infectious diseases and other factors cause the secretory glands to work harder, which produce sweat fluid. Sweat evaporates from the surface of the body, cooling it. Otherwise, the increasing metabolism and the accompanying increase in temperature would destabilize the normal functioning of the body.

Important! It should be remembered that excessive sweating and dizziness can lead to a decrease in blood pressure.

Interesting to know:

• Humans have more than four million sweat glands. Most of them have a thermoregulatory function and belong to the so-called eccrine type. These glands secrete a clear and colorless fluid.
• On the head and face, eccrine sweat glands are concentrated mainly on the cheeks and frontal region.
• In hot weather or during intense physical activity, a person can lose up to ten liters of sweat per day.
• The sympathetic nervous system (acetylcholine) is responsible for regulating the activity of eccrine sweat glands. These sweat glands are indirectly controlled by the brainstem, the hypothalamus.

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Pathophysiology of hyperhidrosis

In people suffering from hyperhidrosis, there is neither an increase in the total number of glands nor an increase in their size. The only difference is the increased level of initial secretion of sweat fluid. Increased facial sweating in women is associated with excessive activity of the sympathetic nervous system and genetic predisposition.

Causes of hyperhidrosis

Pathological increased sweating is possible for a number of reasons, which include:

1. Pathologies of the thyroid gland.
2. Consequences of concussions and contusions of the brain.
3. Metabolic diseases.
4. Infectious diseases.
5. Alcoholism and drug addiction.
6. Allergic diseases.
7. Psychasthenia (neurosis), etc.

Increased sweating of the head in men has the same reasons as increased sweating of the face in women.

Classification

Hyperhidrosis is divided into two types:

• Primary when it appears unexpectedly and for no apparent reason.
• Secondary hyperhidrosis associated directly with any pathological condition in the body. A wide range of neurological diseases, dermatological syndromes and medications can lead to the development of secondary hyperhidrosis.

Primary hyperhidrosis, like secondary hyperhidrosis, can be localized (one area of ​​the body) or widespread.

Important! It is necessary to carry out timely differential diagnosis to identify the cause of the condition, since treatment of secondary hyperhidrosis according to the primary one is ineffective.

Excessive sweating of the head is called cranial hyperhidrosis; face - facial hyperhidrosis. The combination of these two types is craniofacial hyperhidrosis.

Living with hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis causes a lot of problems and limitations in human life. It also brings a number of professional challenges. Excessive sweating makes a person feel embarrassed. There is a need to constantly use various hygiene materials: napkins, scarves, towels. Increased attention from others forms a pathological fixation on the problem. This in turn can lead to the development of neurotic conditions.

Hyperhidrosis of the scalp causes maceration of the skin. The barrier function suffers and, as a result, there is an increased proliferation of microbial and fungal flora. People are forced to spend a lot of money to eliminate unpleasant odors and damaged clothes.

Diagnostics

Qualitative methods

• Questioning and inspection. It is necessary to find out from the person the entire available history of this issue. At what age and under the influence of what factors did this picture appear? It is important to find out what treatment and preventive measures have been taken. What was the effectiveness of these measures? An external examination allows you to evaluate the external picture of the pathology.
• Iodine - starch test. The area of ​​the body being examined is dried and treated with iodine solution (Lugol's). Then starch is sprayed onto the dried skin. Against the background of sweat, the skin color changes from brown to dark purple. The result is assessed by measuring the diameter of the color spot with a ruler.

Quantitative methods

At gravimetry Filter paper is applied to the body surface being examined for a certain time. Paper soaked in sweat is weighed on high-precision analytical balances, followed by a tabular evaluation. Evapometry uses a special device that measures the rate of sweat evaporation from the surface of the body.

• Effective treatment of increased sweating is only possible in the case of confirmed primary hyperhidrosis.
• In the case of secondary hyperhidrosis, it is necessary to influence the causative factor itself, which is one or another neurological, endocrine or infectious disease.
• It is necessary to undergo a comprehensive examination by various specialists.

Treatment

Treatments for craniofacial hyperhidrosis can be divided into three categories:

• physiotherapy;
• medicinal;
• surgical.

Physiotherapy

The leading physiotherapeutic method is iontophoresis.. Under the influence of direct current, ionized particles penetrate the skin. Iontophoresis is a simple, economical and harmless treatment method.

This treatment method has different effectiveness in different people. The average period of blocked sweat glands ranges from several weeks to several months.

Botulinum therapy is a method of treating excessive sweating of the head with botulinum toxin due to the presence of autonomic dysfunction

Acupuncture

An effective treatment for hyperhidrosis of the head and face is acupuncture. Corporal and auricular techniques are used. The effect is achieved by normalizing the functioning of the autonomic parts of the central nervous system.

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy can be an effective treatment for hyperhidrosis of the head and face. If the pathology is caused by hidden fears, anxiety, unresolved conflicts, then during a hypnotic state you can help a person deal with these problems on their own.

General strengthening methods

The use of a contrast shower has a beneficial effect on the normalization of sweat secretion. Multivitamins containing magnesium and calcium will also be helpful.

Medication method

Hyperhidrosis of the head is relieved by injection of botulinum toxin type A. The effectiveness of the method is quite high. Blocking of the sweat glands occurs for quite a long time, from four months to six months.

Note. Side effects include painful injections of the drug and occasional weakness of peripheral muscles.

Hyperhidrosis of the head and face: treatment with folk remedies

Herbal teas are used in the form of decoctions internally or externally through baths or rubbing. Standard fees include various herbs.

• Chamomile reduces the lumen of the sweat pores due to the large amount of gum.
• Horsetail causes a decrease in sweat secretion due to the content of silicic acids.
• Oak bark normalizes secretion due to the presence of astringent components.
• Sage essential oils can significantly reduce sweat production due to their specific and selective effects.

Proven traditional medicine recipes:

1. For a liter of boiling water, take five tablespoons of burnet herb. Infuse this mixture for half an hour. This infusion is suitable for washing and rinsing the scalp.
2. Take one spoon of oak bark and add to half a liter of water. Boil for half an hour and set aside. Filtering. This decoction can be used to prepare medicinal baths.
Causes of hyperhidrosis and remedies for its treatment

Increased sweating in the armpits is a serious signal from the body. You should not ignore the problem and self-medicate; consulting a doctor will help you quickly find out the cause of the pathology and eliminate it. What methods of solving the problem does traditional and folk medicine offer?

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Surgical treatment

Surgery is used only if therapeutic methods for treating hyperhidrosis are ineffective.

Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a minimally invasive treatment method. The sympathetic nerves that regulate the activity of the sweat glands in the affected area are excised or clamped.



Only a comprehensive and integrated approach guarantees effective treatment of craniofacial hyperhidrosis

Only a comprehensive and integrated approach, with the involvement of appropriate specialists, allows us to select adequate treatment for hyperhidrosis of the face and head.

Hyperhidrosis of the scalp (hair and face) often bothers people, causing physical and psychological discomfort. Violation of sweat secretion leads to the appearance of excess moisture and diaper rash. At the same time, excessive sweating is a concern not only during active exercise and when the temperature rises, but also during sleep and minor stress.

The disease keeps a person in a state of emotional stress, preventing productive work, contributing to the emergence of complexes, depression and nervous disorders.

Causes of hyperhidrosis of the head and face

There are a number of external and internal factors that provoke excessive sweating.

Symptoms of the disease

Craniofacial hyperhidrosis is accompanied by the following symptoms:

• production of large portions of sweat from the glands (area of ​​the scalp, forehead, nasolabial triangle, temples, cheeks, etc.);
• heat throughout the body, slight increase in temperature;
• redness of the skin, the appearance of visible drops of sweat;
• erythrophobia (red spots appear in the face area);
• perspiration and diaper rash in skin folds;
• emotional stress, excitability;
• unpleasant smell of sweat (indicates the growth of bacteria);
• severe sweating in other areas (feet, palms).

If the patient is in public at this moment, performing physical activity, or entering a hot room, then additional releases of secretions are possible.

Treatment of hyperhidrosis of the head and face

This disease is usually treated with conservative therapy, but sometimes there is a need for surgical intervention.

Conservative treatment involves an integrated approach.

1. Herbal decoctions are prescribed that reduce the secretion of sweat. Among the plants, such properties have: peppermint, oak bark, lemon balm, sage.
2. To reduce excitability and nervousness, a course of sedatives (Persen, Novo-Passit, etc.) is prescribed.
3. The diet is normalized for people with metabolic and endocrine system disorders. Patients with diabetes and obesity should go on a low-carbohydrate diet and eliminate the consumption of spicy and smoked foods.
4. Physiotherapeutic procedures are used.
5. Treatment is provided by highly specialized doctors: endocrinologist, infectious disease specialist, therapist, etc. The patient’s goal is to overcome chronic diseases, improve the functioning of the thyroid gland, get rid of active colds, etc.
6. The patient should review his wardrobe of hats and get a shorter hairstyle that will allow the scalp and forehead to breathe.
7. Botox injections are prescribed. A fairly effective method that allows you to paralyze the nerves near the sweat glands.

If conservative treatment does not produce results, surgical techniques are used.
Endoscopic sympathectomy allows you to permanently clamp the sympathetic nerve ganglion, which goes to the sweat glands.

Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is also accompanied by clamping of the node. Additionally, access is provided through incisions in the skin and muscles. This type of operation is traumatic and involves long healing with the risk of complications.

A timely visit to a doctor will allow you to quickly determine the cause of hyperhidrosis, take control of the disease and reduce its manifestations.

Although men are genetically more predisposed to overproduction of sweat glands due to greater body weight and increased physical activity, women make up more than half of the number of patients with hyperhidrosis due to a tendency to emotional manifestations and hormonal fluctuations at different periods of life. Severe sweating of the head and face in women not only brings them discomfort and discomfort, but may also be a symptom of the disease.

Causes of pathology

Based on etiology, there is a distinction between primary hyperhidrosis (essential, physiological) and secondary hyperhidrosis, which is a symptom of diseases of the skin, nervous system or internal organs.

Physiological sweating

Sweating is a normal reaction of the body, which helps regulate water-salt balance, remove toxic metabolic products, and maintain optimal body temperature.

Sweat is constantly being produced. At rest, even in cool conditions, 500-700 ml of fluid is released per day through the sweat glands. Thermoreceptors located on the skin, internal organs and muscles are quickly excited when:

• high air temperature;
• physical activity;
• eating spicy and hot foods;
• fever;
• emotional experiences.

Food sweating occurs due to neural connections between the salivary nuclei and the sympathetic pathways. Sweat glands are located on the entire surface of the skin. There are especially many of them on the face, palms, soles, in the axillary and inguinal folds.

Primary hyperhidrosis manifests itself during the day, and at night sweating does not go beyond normal limits.

Without being a pathology, essential hyperhidrosis is observed:

• in pregnant women;
• for obesity;
• before and during menstruation;
• during menopause;
• in adolescence.

Primary hyperhidrosis is often hereditary.

Pathological sweating

Sweating is a reflex process that is realized with the participation of the autonomic and central nervous systems.

In order for sweating to be adequate and in accordance with physiological norms, it is important to maintain the healthy condition of the skin, blood vessels and endocrine organs.

Severe sweating as a symptom appears when:

• diseases occurring with high fever;
• lesions of the nervous system;
• endocrine pathologies;
• dermatoses.

Symptoms and diagnosis

Hyperhidrosis, localized in the head and face (craniofacial), most often manifests itself:

• on the forehead;
• on the scalp;
• in the area of ​​the nasolabial triangle.

Increased sweating is accompanied by a number of disorders of the nervous system:

• central nervous system disease - parkinsonism;
• traumatic damage to brain structures;
• damage to the sympathetic nuclei of the peripheral nervous system causes hyperhidrosis of half the face.

Among the diseases of the endocrine organs, accompanied by the same symptoms, note:

• pathology of the thyroid gland: thyrotoxicosis and nodular toxic goiter;
• increased levels of thyroid hormones during drug replacement therapy (L-Thyroxine, Euthyrox).

With pituitary tumors, along with hyperhidrosis, the following are observed:

• tachycardia;
• dyspnea;
• dyspepsia;
• weight loss.

Psychopathic syndrome is often associated: nervousness, tearfulness, unstable mood.

Damage to the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (acromegaly) is accompanied by increased sweating in combination with the growth of the bones of the facial part of the skull due to increased synthesis of somatotropic hormone.

In diabetes mellitus, increased sweating is associated with damage to the processes of nerve cells - and the transmission of nerve impulses to the central nervous system is disrupted. In addition, sweat appears when there is a sharp drop in blood sugar.

The occurrence of profuse sweating at night may indicate infection of the body with tuberculosis.

With intestinal cancer, one of the first symptoms is increased sweating of the face and palms.

Disturbances in the functioning of the heart and blood vessels, along with the formation of excess sweat, are indicated by a change in the color of the facial skin - it acquires a bluish tint, especially in the area of ​​the nasolabial triangle.

In adults, constant stressful situations provoke hyperhidrosis as a reaction of the autonomic nervous system. The patient is in a state of constant tension; at the slightest excitement, the face becomes covered with drops of sweat. Contributes to the disease and the development of various phobias.

To find out the cause of heavy sweating, you have to contact a number of specialists:

• endocrinologist;
• neurologist;
• dermatologist;
• therapist.

Women are required to consult a gynecologist.

Depending on the suspected disease, instrumental (ultrasound, X-ray, MRI, computed tomography) and laboratory tests are carried out:

• blood test for hormones;
• blood biochemistry for the functional activity of the kidneys and liver;
• urine test.

Sweating in various parts of the body is determined by the electrometric method, based on changes in skin resistance depending on the intensity of the process.

Treatment

If increased sweating is a disease syndrome, then therapy is aimed both at combating the identified pathology and at reducing sweat production.

Drug therapy

General action drugs are prescribed for the generalized form of primary hyperhidrosis:

• tranquilizers Nozepam, Seduxen - for increased nervousness and panic attacks;
• for the treatment of autonomic reactions, such as surges in blood pressure, they combine antidepressants and blood pressure lowering drugs: Anaprilin, Amitriptyline;
• ganglion blockers and anticholinergics (Atropine, Belloid) are now rarely used due to their side effects: dry mouth, impaired visual acuity, and urinary disorders.

For localized hyperhidrosis, to get rid of excessive sweating, use local remedies: antiperspirants and deodorants:

Modern methods of treating hyperhidrosis

Correction of excessive sweating is carried out with the help of drugs that cause nerve paralysis. These include Botox, which contains botulinum toxin produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum, and its analogue Dysport.

Botulinum toxin blocks the skin nerve endings that control the activity of the sweat glands, as a result of which the conduction of nerve impulses is disrupted and sweating stops. The effect lasts 6-8 months. Injections are most often used for hyperhidrosis of the face and armpits.

The endoscopic sympathectomy method is based on stopping the transmission of nerve impulses along the sympathetic fiber, and the corresponding area of ​​the body stops producing sweat. In clinics, surgical intervention is performed in two ways:

Mode correction

The symptoms of hyperhidrosis can be reduced by observing the following conditions:

• proper organization of work and rest regime, healthy sleep;
• regular walks in the fresh air;
• weight normalization;
• avoidance of traumatic situations;
• exclusion of foundation and oily face creams from used cosmetics;
• regular washing of hair with hypoallergenic shampoos;
• restriction of visits to baths, saunas;
• refusal to travel to countries with hot climates.

Diet

People suffering from excessive sweating are advised to completely eliminate the following foods from their diet:

Avoid eating too hot food.

In limited quantities it is allowed to include in the nutrition program:

• red meat;
• strawberries;
• whole milk.

Folk remedies

In folk medicine, to get rid of sweating, decoctions and infusions of plants with a tanning effect are used for external use:

• oak bark;
• bay leaf;
• successions.

The mechanism of their action is based on the fact that they narrow the excretory duct of the sweat glands, while their secretion decreases.

Recipes for scalp products:

1. 10 g of green tea (can be in bags) pour 1 liter of boiling water. Rinse your hair with the cooled infusion after washing.
2. Mix a large spoonful of crushed oak bark, rowan fruits, and sage herb. Pour ½ liter of boiling water. After settling, strain the solution and use it to rinse your hair.

Recipes for the face:

1. Add a spoonful of starch to the beaten white of one egg and add 10 drops of lemon juice. Stir and apply the mixture onto your face for 10 minutes. Rinse off the mask with cool water.
2. Combine a large spoonful of oak bark, sage, and chamomile. Brew 2 cups of boiling water. After settling, strain and pour in 100 ml of vodka. Wipe your face twice a day.

For oral administration, decoctions of lemon balm, motherwort, mint, and valerian roots are used - a teaspoon per glass of boiling water.

Hyperhidrosis on the face and head, especially in women, leads to the development of neurotic conditions, dissatisfaction in personal life, and limited choice in professional activities. Therefore, if there is a problem of excessive sweating, you need to consult a doctor and, with the help of modern means, get rid of this unpleasant disease.