Worries of Excessive Head Sweating

Excessive head sweating is a problem that worries lots of people from all around the world. Many people are silent sufferers of this condition and they prefer to remain silent rather than talk about the condition. If the condition is extremely severe and is also ruining your social life you must take advice from a medical expert as soon as possible. If you fail to talk to people about this condition and how it’s affecting you, the condition could affect you seriously and the effects could last for a lifetime.

 Excessive head sweating condition is perhaps the worst sweating condition ever. This condition is a lot more discomforting than many other diseases simply because it is difficult to hide. Also it can make your hair smell stale which can become seriously embarrassing.

Now let us analyze the causes of excessive head sweating. The most usual cause of excessive sweating is actually genetic. Talking to your family about the condition and asking them if anyone suffered from this condition previously can be useful. Another common cause of excessive head sweating is social anxiety. What usually happens is that in social gatherings you get anxious and start to sweat excessively and this condition is further worsened when you think other people around you are noticing that you are sweating excessively.

The excessive head sweating condition actually has a medical term - cranio-facial hyperhidrosis. This can mean that the face, the scalp, the neck or a combination of all three can have excessive sweating.

This condition obviously can be extremely embarrassing and also highly difficult to hide from the others. The possible treatments for controlling the excessive sweating from each part are as follows. 

The Face Sweating

A good medical grade antiperspirant can be applied on the face to stop the excessive sweating from face. In addition if the area that sweats excessively is quite small then something like botulinum toxin could be used.

For example certain people have the sweating problem limited to a small area of their forehead. To cure this a few injections of this botox could be used to paralyze the sweat glands for a few months. This method does not come cheap and also is temporary.

The Scalp Sweating

The scalp area can be the most difficult to treat as obviously the hair gets in the way. If you are a man and you don't feel embarrassed to have all your hair shaven off, then a medical grade antiperspirant could definitely help you. Else, for those who find that anxiety or worries about sweating triggers the excessive sweating of the scalp then they could also go for beta blockers or antidepressants.

The Neck Sweating

Usually, excessive head sweating occurs only on the back of the neck but can also be on the front. For these cases using an antiperspirant is the best solution.

Combination Of All Three

If the entire head sweats then people suffering from this condition could consider surgery. Be this however carries risks and does not always work. But surgery is usually only recommended if you have a combination, particularly if your hands also sweat.



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