Children with sweaty palms and soles

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My daughter, 15 y.o., just began to have some problems with sweaty palms and soles. She is also the first person to feel fingers and toes freezing when we go to very cold places. She is also more sensitive to pain and empathetic to others feeling pain. Wonder if it is all related?

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Wow, Insider. The lengths a mum would go to. My daughter has no noticeable smelly foot problem, probably because her sport is swimming! I’ll look up this post again when I need the above measures. I told her I didn’t think her sweaty palms were too bad. After that, she said she thought less about it, and her palms actually got drier.

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She is ard 167cm and 53kg, but has a fair amount of muscles due to her sport. Probably average in body shape.

[juzmaine]

My son’s sweaty palms and sole now cause eczema…blisters and pus appear suddenly without our notice. We went to kk skin clinic but the medicine given was to treat fungus, as adviced by a skin specialist in Bishan. It hurts to see him in pain with blisters on hand and soles. Any advice?

[Ichigokun]

I have sweaty palms too not very serious though. Guess its quite common. When I pick up a pen and start writing for like about an hour, after that my entire hand will be sticky and wet (sweaty).


Sometimes I get sweaty palms when I use the computer and hold the mouse for too long

[Ichigokun]

juzmaine:

My son's sweaty palms and sole now cause eczema....blisters and pus appear suddenly without our notice. We went to kk skin clinic but the medicine given was to treat fungus, as adviced by a skin specialist in Bishan. It hurts to see him in pain with blisters on hand and soles. Any advice?

Having blisters and pus is quite serious for sweaty palms. Maybe you can teach your son not to keep \"chionging\" for any work that he does with a pen. Ask him to do slowly. Once he starts getting sweaty palms halfway doing his work, ask him to stop and rest his hands for a while (wash his hands maybe?) before he continues.

For the soles of his feet maybe don't allow him to do too vigorous exercise such as running or sprinting.

But of course, the best thing to do is still see a doctor to seek advice.

[bebe]

Hi


My kids have sweaty palms and it tends to aggravate their eczema. PD recommended me to apply Talcum powder on my son’s palm to prevent sweating. But his airway is sensitive and we have stopped using Talcum powder in our family.

Anyone has other recommendation for specifically sweaty palm?

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Dd’s sweaty palms problems seem to have disappeared. I won’t suggest applying anything. Substances work mainly by absorb sweating. Absorbant will eventually produce residue when saturated. Dd used towels often. Towel and fan should keep sweatiness at bay. Hope your dear one grows out of it, you never know.

[BabiesNU]

My youngest kid has sweaty palms and feet too. I realized that my child can get very sensitive at times and feels inferior. While I can't cure her sweaty palms and feet, below are some steps I have taken, and it seems to have improve her own confidence:

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[Kittycatz]

Hi all, excessive sweating is known as hyperhidrosis. Everyone sweats at varying degrees. It is fairly common nowadays that more and more people are talking about it and seeking treatment.


Hyperhidrosis is a genetic problem. That means if you have sweaty hands and feet, your offsprings, even the next generation, will likely to have them too. If your sweaty problems are more serious than others, it is good to seek treatment as it can become a hindrance to your daily life routine and affect your social life and self image too.

There is NO CURE for hyperhidrosis. One must accept that fact and live with it.

There are various treatments available. You should visit a dermatologist in National Skin Centre. The doctor will discuss with you the various options to treat you. One is to apply Driclor on your hands and feet and even your underarms every night on dry skin just before you sleep. It is a liquid chemical containing aluminium chloride and alcohol. It can cause skin irritations if you have very sensitive skin. Another better treatment is Iontophorosis. You put your hands into two trays of water connected to a small machine whereby a low electric current is passed through the water. It is a 20-min treatment process to ‘soak’ your hands or feet. Your skin stay dry for an average of 3 days to 3 weeks, depending on individuals. You have to go back for this treatment again once your hands and feet start sweating again as there is no cure for hyperhidrosis. In NSC, they mix a glycol medicine ( a controlled drug in Singapore) in the water that you soak your hands with. Strangely, water does not work in Singapore but it does in the States and other countries. It could be due to the mineral content in the our water or Singapore is simply too humid to begin with. There are side effects to using glycol medicine like having dry throat, headaches etc but these are nothing if Iontophorosis can help curb your excessive sweating. The Iontophorosis machine can be bought from overseas and there are several types available. Just google and find out more for yourself… They are not cheap though.

As a last resort, if all options are not working well for you, you can go for a sympathectomy, a surgery to remove the nerve that sends message messages to your brain for sweating. The surgeon will open a hole near your chest and reach inside your underarm to remove the nerve. It is definitely a very invasive way to stop excessive sweating. Do consider it well before embarking on it. If it is not for a life threatening health issue, I do not see why a person should go under the knife.

Of course, you can try TCM. Even that, the Chinese physician promises nothing as TCM also claims hyperhidrosis is difficult to cure and the process is long. I have heard of successful cases though. One needs to be patient and have faith in the treatment procedures. Most important is to stay upbeat and make the best of what we can.