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Skin Care and Diseases |
Excessive HEAD or scalp sweating07/25/2003 |
Is there anything I can do about excessive head sweating? This is causing me many problems! I can`t go anywhere outdoors in the summer without wearing something tied around my head to keep the sweat out of my eyes. If I don`t, so much persperation runs in my eyes that I can`t see clearly! Even in the house if I am doing heavy housework I have to wear a sweatband around my head.
The areas of our bodies which perspire in response to emotional sweating are: face, scalp, axilla, palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and groin. The quantity of that may vary rather remarkably between individuals. Some individuals have severe perspiration in one area of the body and very little in other areas. Add to that, exertion and elevated environmental temperature and various sites may produce rather remarkable amounts of eccrine sweat. Most of the problems that we see are variations of normal but can become nuisances. In the case of the scalp, you might wish to consider using an antiperspirant that is normally used for other parts of the body, possibly applying at bedtime and washing out in the morning. I really have no experience with controlling scalp sweat. Systemic medications will control the perspiration but the side effects are usually unacceptable. In order to shut down the eccrine sweat apparatus, anticholinergic drugs in significant doses are usually required. They result in dry mouth, dry eyes, presbyopia, constipation and occasionally urinary retention so those really are not recommended. In your case I would try to see a board certified dermatologist and see if there are ways in which medications containing aluminum chloride in nonirritating concentrations might be used to help the perspiration. The list of therapies that have been tried is quite lengthy, suggesting that none are very satisfactory. Good luck!
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Charles L. Heaton, MD Professor Department of Dermatology College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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