Excessive sweating: ’Don’t suffer in silence’

WHILE damp underarms and dripping brows can be embarrassing and uncomfortable, for some people, excessive perspiration can be a problem all year round, and the medical term for this is hyperhidrosis.

Normally, we can sweat up to one litre a day, but for excessive sweaters, the body’s cooling mechanism goes into overdrive and can produce as much as four or five times what is needed to regulate temperature.

Armpits are the prime suspects, but the soles of the feet, face and palms are also areas with a high concentration of sweat glands, causing wet patches on clothes, clammy hands and smelly feet.