How Much Sweat is Too Much?
Excessive sweating or Hyperhidrosis is sweating that is in excess of what is required for temperature regulation. Sweating during exercise or hot weather is physiological and is considered normal.
A diagnosis of this condition is made simply by the presence of persistent sweating from a problem area (head/face, palms or armpits) despite feeling cold or even shivering irrespective of the cold weather.
Does excessive sweating interfere with your life?
Are you making efforts to conceal your sweating?
Does it cause you embarrassment or impair your ability to grip objects, wear makeup or result in frequent showering and changing clothes?
Do you spend a lot of time thinking about your sweating issue?
If you answer YES to any of the above questions, then you have Hyperhidrosis. The severity of hyperhidrosis is rated by the scale below:
| Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale | |
| “How would you rate the severity of your hyperhidrosis?” | |
| 1. | My sweating is never noticeable and never interferes with my daily activities |
| 2. | My sweating is tolerable but sometimes interferes with my daily activities |
| 3. | My sweating is barely tolerable and frequently interferes with my daily activities |
| 4. | My sweating is intolerable and always interferes with my daily activities |
Grade 3 and Grade 4 hyperhidrosis doesn’t usually respond to simple treatments such as aluminium chloride products. Use of Botox is effective but temporary lasting 3-4 months and expensive. Usually, Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (Hands and Face) or miraDry microwave treatment (Armpits) is required to permanently treat hyperhidrosis.
Perth Sweat Clinic is dedicated to the management of sweating only and is up to date with the latest treatments. Let our Harvard trained medical specialist assess and treat your sweating condition. We can create an individualised treatment plan specific to you.