This is a disease! The weather is getting colder but he can't stop sweating

Zhou Zhou (pseudonym), an 18-year-old boy from Shandong, is 1.78 meters tall, strong and handsome. However, he lives a secluded life, does not like to go out, socialize with others, or participate in group sports.

It turns out that since he was 8 years old, his palms and soles have been dripping with sweat like a watering can. When reading or writing, his wet hands often wet the books; every day when he wakes up, the sheets look like he has wet the bed; when he is nervous, his chest and back are sweaty, and there is always a smell of grilled lamb kebabs under his armpits; the soles of his feet are soaked in sweat and peeling, and the smell is unbearable when he takes off his shoes...

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In the past 10 years, Zhou Zhou, accompanied by his family, has been seeking medical treatment everywhere to get rid of the trouble of "excessive sweating". He has tried all kinds of methods, including traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and even "folk remedies" and "secret recipes". Although he has been to many hospitals and has been diagnosed with excessive sweating, the treatment has not improved.

The weather turned cooler, but Zhou Zhou still had to stay in the air-conditioned room. He was tortured by frequent sweating. He couldn't unlock his phone or the front door of his house with his fingerprint. The temperature was only 20℃, but there were still large wet shadows on his chest and back. He took seven or eight showers a day, but he was still like a wet rag emitting a stench.

After several "social failures", he developed "social phobia". Zhou Zhou, who was about to go to college, didn't know how to live in a dormitory or how to hold the hand of his beloved girl in the future.

After asking around and checking a lot of information, Zhou Zhou finally learned that the Pain Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine uses neuroradiofrequency therapy to help patients with hyperhidrosis get rid of their troubles. He then went to the expert clinic of Dr. Feng Zhiying, director of the Pain Department.

After fully understanding Zhou Zhou's condition and completing relevant auxiliary examinations, Director Feng Zhiying made it clear that he had severe hyperhidrosis, and patiently explained that the reason for "excessive sweating" is that the sympathetic nerves that control the secretion of sweat glands in the body are overexcited, and sweating will exceed the amount required to regulate body temperature. Therefore, surgical treatment is required to destroy the source of the sympathetic nerves. At present, there are two main surgical methods-minimally invasive thoracoscopic sympathetic chain resection (ETS) and more minimally invasive sympathetic nerve radiofrequency surgery.

After comparing, Zhou Zhou chose CT-guided sympathetic nerve radiofrequency. After local anesthesia, the doctor inserted radiofrequency puncture needles into various parts of his back where the sympathetic nerves were dense, puncturing the treatment target and "burning" the overexcited sympathetic nerves. Not only did it cure hyperhidrosis in just one hour, but there was no incision and no scars left!

"It's really amazing! As soon as the operation was over, the sweat on my hands disappeared instantly!" After the operation, Zhou Zhou was extremely excited and shook hands tightly with the medical staff several times.

In fact, neural radio frequency can not only treat hyperhidrosis of hands and hyperhidrosis, but this "magic needle" can also treat many other diseases.

Director Feng Zhiying introduced that in the Pain Department of Zhejiang University First Hospital, neuro-RF is widely used to treat diseases related to sympathetic nerve disorders (including hyperhidrosis of hands, cold limbs, intractable burning pain in lower limbs, erythromelalgia, etc.). In addition, it can also relieve pain, such as post-herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, pain in the head, neck, waist, legs, heels, pelvis and even private parts, pain after nerve damage (including postoperative, post-chemotherapy, post-traumatic), pain related to vascular diseases, pain caused by stroke, etc.

For those who love to sweat, Director Feng Zhiying suggested that if the symptoms are not serious, there is no need to pay too much attention. But in order to avoid the moment of social death, you can try:

1. Take a shower frequently and clean yourself well. Use antibacterial soap or shower gel, and focus on cleaning the parts that are prone to body odor, especially after sweating during exercise. This will prevent you from becoming an "odor bomb".

2. Shave appropriately and use antiperspirants. Sweat glands are concentrated in areas where hair is attached, such as around the armpits. Proper shaving can prevent bacteria from growing and effectively control body odor. However, the hair in private parts is a natural protective barrier, so you don't have to shave it all. If you need to socialize, you can use antiperspirants for a short period of time and on a small area, but don't use them for a long time or in large quantities.

3. If sweating is "out of control", consult a professional doctor

After sweating, you should replenish water in time. Replenishing water in small amounts and multiple times will not increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, is conducive to rapid absorption, and can also correct fluid imbalance at any time.