Have You Heard The Hype Surrounding HYPERHIDROSIS?

HAVE YOU HEARD THE HYPE SURROUNDING HYPERHIDROSIS? WITH SUMMERTIME HEAT WAVES IN FULL EFFECT, 'SWEATING' 1S JUST A NATURAL PART OF THE SEASONAL TERRITORY. WHY IS IT THAT WE SWEAT SO MUCH DURING THE HOTTER MONTHS? SWEATING is our body's natural way of keeping COOL. PEOPLE ARE MOST PRONE TO SWEATING: In warm temperatures In response to situations that elicit a physical reaction When they exercise NOT ALL CASES OF EXCESS SWEAT ARE SPECIFICALLY LINKED TO TEMPERATURE AND STRESS FACTORS. HOWEVER THAT'S WHEN HYPERHIDROSIS MAY BE THE CULPRIT. HYPERHIDROSIS... A MEDICAL condition that PREVENTS the body from properly REGULATING its sweat OUTPUT. Characterized by EXCESSIVE and UNPREDICTABLE bouts of SWEATING and/or PERSPIRATION. 4X HYPERHIDROSIS causes the average sufferers to produce up to 4x the average volume of sweat! 2-3% Primary hyperhidrosis affects 2-3% of the population- 40% yet less than 40% of patients with this condition seek medical advice Most Commonly Affected Areas OTHER SWEAT-PRONE AREAS INCLUDE: FACE 50% of reported cases are of EXCESSIVE UNDERARM SWEAT HANDS GROIN FEET SWEATING OUT THE STATISTICS source: International Hyperhidrosis Society 33% of U.S. adults think they produce too much underarm sweat Only 5% of U.S. adults who experience excess perspiration has ever contacted a healthcare professional 60% 60% of U.S. adults are "very embarrassed" by visiblé underarm sweat stains Feel they have too much underarm sweat: Embarrassed by underarm sweat 28% 39% 68% 51% Females between the ages of 18-34 are particularly affected by underarm sweat 77% of U.S. women are embarrassed by excess underarm sweat 49% of U.S. women feel they have too much underarm sweat Social Implications of Hyperhidrosis : Based on diagnosed cases of hyperhidrosis in the U.S. 80% of surveyed adults feel limited and self-conscious when meeting new people 55% of surveyed adults feel unattractive due to visible sweat marks 38% of surveyed adults feel depressed as a result of their condition BATTLING HYPERHIDROSIS? DON'T BREAKA SWEAT OVER YOUR CONDITION. DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN ORDER TO BETTER MANAGE YOUR EXCESS SWEAT. BROUGHT TO YOU BY: swęatshield undershirts SweatShieldUndershirt.com sources: http://www.everydayhealth.com/womens-health/how-to-sweat-less-when-youre-sweating-bullets.aspx http://www.raysáhelian.com/excessivesweating.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007259.htm http://beconfident.ca/Hyperhidrosis-_Excessive_Sweating http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007259.htm "Side View Of Professional Stressed" by imagerymajestic/freedigitalphotos.net