How Do You Identify Causes Of Excessive Sweating Of The Face (Facial Hyperhidrosis)?
Excessive facial sweating, or facial hyperhidrosis, goes hand in hand with blushing. In facial hyperhidrosis one sweats heavily on the nose, upper lip and forehead and may even experience dripping sweat from the nose. In cases of hyperhidrosis, sweating exceeds the body’s need for temperature regulation. Read on to learn how to identify causes of excessive facial sweating. Inquire whether the patient has a family history that includes members suffering from hyperhidrosis. Excessive facial sweating in the absence of outside stimuli has no known cause. There are many theories that it is hereditary, but this has not been proven. Check for symptoms of a hyperactive sympathetic system. A common, proven cause of facial sweating, is called hyperactive sympathetic system. When the sympathetic nervous system is too sensitive, excessive facial sweating and/or facial blushing will occur even in mild social encounters that would normally not cause panic or anxiety. It is an uncontrollable reaction
