Hyperhidrosis makes your body sweat more than it usually would. In most cases, there is no apparent justification for this sweat. This sweating is often embarrassing and uncomfortable. Hence, people often do not seek help for it. There are several different causes and a few underlying conditions associated with hyperhidrosis. What are these conditions? Let us find out.

1. Heart disease
When you are experiencing hyperhidrosis, it may be an indication of underlying heart disease. Heart disease refers to any condition that may be affecting your heart. There are several different kinds of heart diseases; a few of them are preventable too. As opposed to cardiovascular conditions, which affect the circulatory system, heart diseases will only affect the heart.

2. Parkinson’s disease
It is a movement disorder that could be another underlying condition associated with hyperhidrosis. The condition affects the nervous system, and it mainly occurs because of the low dopamine levels in the brain. Though there is no clarity on the key cause of Parkinson’s disease, exposure to certain environmental conditions and genetic changes have a significant role to play in it.

3. Shingles
If you have hyperhidrosis, the doctors might even suspect shingles. It is a viral infection resulting from the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same virus responsible for chickenpox. Shingles impact one sensory nerve ganglion and the skin surface, which the nerve supplies. People who have had chickenpox before might develop shingles later.

4. Acromegaly
Often hyperhidrosis may be caused by acromegaly. It is a hormonal condition that occurs when the excess growth hormone is released by the pituitary gland during adulthood. When the growth hormone is high in the body, the bones grow in size. This can lead to gigantism or increased height in childhood. However, in adulthood, this does not bring any change in height. Instead, it leads to an increase in bone size in the face, feet, and hands. This is known as acromegaly.

5. Cancer
You may sometimes experience hyperhidrosis because of certain kinds of cancers, such as lymphoma and leukemia. Leukemia is a kind of blood cancer wherein the body’s blood-forming tissues are involved, such as the lymphatic system and the bone marrow. Several different types of leukemia exist. There are certain kinds of leukemia that are more prevalent in children, while others are seen primarily in adults.

Lymphoma is cancer that involves the lymphatic system, which is a part of the body’s disease combating network. The body’s lymphatic system comprises the spleen, lymph glands, lymph nodes, bone marrow, and thymus gland. Lymphoma might hamper all these areas, along with other organs across the body.

6. Hyperthyroidism
It is a thyroid condition. In our body, there is a small gland in the neck that produces two hormones – triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine (T4). These hormones control the energy utilization by the cells. The thyroid gland monitors the metabolism via hormone release. When the thyroid produces an excess of T3, T4, or both, it might lead to hyperthyroidism, which might also be an underlying cause of hyperhidrosis.