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School Nurses, Sweaty Students, and Spreading Hyperhidrosis Awareness!

If you happen to be a school nurse, then you may already be aware that Hyperhidrosis is most likely to strike during puberty. This fact puts you right on the front lines, in the first position to do something about it – but what? Fighting back against Hyperhidrosis is only possible if we can keep spreading awareness among students and teachers. Can you spot the signs?

Hyperhidrosis: Bad for Self Image (And Then Some)

Hyperhidrosis is the common term given to the disorder that contributes to excessive sweating, which can be around the hands, feet, underarms, or even across the whole body. It might not seem harmful, but students who suffer from this terrible condition have low self-esteem, don’t involve themselves in group activities, and are susceptible to mental health problems. If you want to refresh your medical knowledge of this disorder you can have a read about it on WebMD, otherwise, read on to find out what signs you should look out for as a school nurse.

Signs of Hyperhidrosis in Students

Some signs of Hyperhidrosis among your students might include:

Students drop their pens or pencils more than is usual or have sports equipment or canteen trays fall from their grip
Students’ socks are wet when they take off their shoes on a dry day
Students who bring one or more changes of clothes to school may be worried about being damp and having to change
Students being bullied or made fun of for excessive sweating

Since Hyperhidrosis can also be a secondary condition, talking to the student to ascertain if there is an underlying issue might be advisable. It may be that the student is suffering from another condition which the teachers – or even their parents – have not recognized. Spotting Hyperhidrosis and treating it when understood, can halt the damage it is doing to your patients and reverse any issues it has caused before they have a chance to take root.

Hyperhidrosis Affects Student’s Mental Health

It is a known fact that excessive sweating can undermine a student’s confidence and make it almost impossible for them to interact socially on a healthy level. This study, in the NCBI library, can summarize what impact the disorder has on a patient’s quality of life if it is left unchecked. Early intervention becomes one of the many vital duties carried by the school nurse.

Treatment for Hyperhidrosis

There is an effective, FDA-approved treatment that students can purchase for in-home use with a prescription from their doctor. This treatment is known as Iontophoresis. Contact our Treatment Specialists to learn more.

RA Fischer Co. is an industry-leader in dermatological treatment for Hyperhidrosis, so we know what your students are going through. Get to the heart of the matter, devise a treatment plan, and help keep your students in good health. Together, we can maintain high school sweat to a minimum!

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Bullying and Hyperhidrosis: The Silent Confidence Killer

Students who have Hyperhidrosis – that’s a condition that makes you sweat excessively – are at severe risk of bullying. Unfortunate though it may be, students who sweat more than usual are likely to be picked on because of their condition. It is up to us, as the adults, parents, and teachers, to spot the signs of bullying and act to intervene.

Hyperhidrosis is a silent confidence killer, and kids in school are made fun of because of it. How do we go about spotting incidences of bullying and helping to rectify the situation? Read on to find out how you can become an active participant in the fightback against Hyperhidrosis based bullying!

Zits, Bodily Changes – and Now Hyperhidrosis, Too?

Those poor students! They have so much to deal with, and that’s without including exam stress! If a student has Hyperhidrosis, they will sweat four or five times more than other children, and it will become noticeable. The first thing you can do as an educator, parent, or other adult is to notice the symptoms of Hyperhidrosis.

The Symptoms of Hyperhidrosis Are:

Excessive sweating of the hands, feet, and armpits occurs
Noticeable sweat soaks through clothing
Sweat is localized to specific areas over and over again
Students sweat all over their body

If you notice any of these symptoms in one of your students, then they may be suffering Hyperhidrosis alone, or as a result of an underlying health condition. You can read all about the condition, the symptoms, and the different strains of this condition courtesy of Medical News Today.

Stop Hyperhidrosis Bullying!

Now that you know how to recognize the signs of this embarrassing condition, you will be able to identify and monitor which students may be at risk. What teachers can do about bullying has long been an issue of discussion across the board – but Tolerance has useful guidelines on how to deal with bullying in general.

Some useful ideas might be to allow the student who suffers the condition to sit out of any activities that trigger the onset of sweat. You can even separate the bullies instead. Be wary of administering punishment because retaliation might fall on the victim. In the end, possibly the most effective thing you can do to help a student who has Hyperhidrosis might be to take the student aside and ask them if there is anything you should know.

Hyperhidrosis Can Be Treated!

Hyperhidrosis is a permanent condition, but it can be treated using a technique known as Iontophoresis. This treatment is a safe, FDA-approved method of manipulating the permeability of the skin to allow for less sweat to seep through. 91% of sufferers report an improvement in the severity of their condition after treatment.

Iontophoresis could be just the answer your students need to get their confidence back. Contact one of RA Fischer’s Treatment Specialist’s today and be the change that child needs!

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Smudge Marks on Homework: What It Means for Your Students!

There are many subtle signs that a student might have Hyperhidrosis, but these signs can easily pass by the untrained eye. Hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating and can make your student nervous, shy, withdrawn – and even the victim of bullying. Smudge marks on homework might be the only sign you get from a student in desperate need of help.

What Is Hyperhidrosis?

Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition that makes a person sweat too much. Usually, this sweat is localized to areas like the hands and feet or the underarms. Sometimes Hyperhidrosis covers the student’s entire body with sweat. It can also be caused by an underlying medical condition or occurs on its own. You can read more about Hyperhidrosis, what it is, and why it happens, in this article, by Web MD.

Too much sweating might not seem like a huge problem, but to a youngster trying to find their way in the world, it presents some serious social and psychological barriers. A confident student might suddenly become shy and withdrawn, or they may stop participating in activities which trigger their sweats.

Excessive Sweating Affects Confidence

All you need to do is glance over this report on how Hyperhidrosis affects the quality of a person’s life to know how much of a big deal it is. There are ways that teachers and parents can spot the signs of Hyperhidrosis in the classroom or during homework sessions, that may be able to help the child understand their plight.

Some of the Signs of Hyperhidrosis in Students Include:

Excessive sweating of the hands and feet becomes apparent
Excessive underarm sweating or full body sweating occurs
Dropping a pen and pencil more times than is normal might mean they have slippery hands
Refusing to participate in activities could be another way to avoid showing the sweats
Wiping their hands on their clothing a lot – or even changing their clothing midway through the day can be a sign of Hyperhidrosis
Don’t forget those smudge marks on their homework!

Recognizing the signs of this debilitating condition is one of the first ways we can help combat the stigma surrounding it. It is also worth noting that Hyperhidrosis is treatable through a method known as Iontophoresis, which has proven thoroughly effective in more than 90% of patients.

The Iontophoresis Experts

RA Fischer provides an FDA-approved Iontophoresis device that can help you and your students overcome the difficulties presented by living life with Hyperhidrosis. Get in touch with our Treatment Specialists to learn if our specialist treatments are the right way forward for you.

Iontophoresis might be the tool you need to fight back against those bullies, forever. Discussing it with students may open doors for them that they never thought they would achieve. It all starts with a simple conversation, and it could end in a better life for everyone involved.

How to Talk to Teens About Their Sweating Issues (Without Embarrassing Them)

Those who have Hyperhidrosis are bound to suffer through excessive sweating at the most inopportune times. Having a teen with the condition is almost a hundred times worse. Puberty and Hyperhidrosis? No thanks. We need to find a way to talk to teens about this relatively common condition without drawing alarm or attention to them. So, how on earth do we do that?

Understanding Hyperhidrosis

Understanding Hyperhidrosis is an excellent place to start. Is high school awkward enough with teachers or parents misunderstanding the situation and guiding them to a positive outcome? Understanding what the condition is and what it does is the starting block to which all parents and teachers should adhere.

Hyperhidrosis is a condition that sees the sufferer unable to control how much they sweat. Attacks can come regularly or once in a while, can affect the whole body or targeted areas, and can have a severe negative impact on mental health. For a reasonably ironic look at the problems a sufferer has to face every day, see this article on Healthline. If you want to know more about the condition, the symptoms, and what you can do about it, see this article, by the NHS.

How to Talk to Teens About Hyperhidrosis?

The problem with teenagers is that talking to them about anything at all can be difficult. However, Hyperhidrosis is not a condition you can allow to let lie. It will undermine their confidence on a day-to-day level, have them avoiding activities that trigger attacks, and even have them hiding from their peers altogether. Ignoring the problem is not an option. So, what do we say?

To talk to your teen about Hyperhidrosis, sit them down somewhere quietly and reassure them that they are not in trouble. You may have seen them sweating a lot or noticed that they have been going through a lot of clothes – but it is essential to remind them that this is normal. It is estimated that around 33% of American adults believe that they also suffer from uncontrollable sweating. So, your teen s not alone.

It is part of our job as parents to have the personal hygiene talks with our children anyway, so adding Hyperhidrosis into the conversation needn’t be difficult. It is essential to point out that everyone sweats – but that there are things you can do about it. Talking to you, as their parent, is the first step towards getting treatment and treatment improves the symptoms for more than 90% of sufferers who try it.

Treating Hyperhidrosis with Iontophoresis

Hyperhidrosis is not a lifelong condition anymore and can be treated. When you chose to treat it with Iontophoresis, you will be joining a treatment plan with a 91% success rate – so there is hope for your teen yet! The Iontophoresis device is an all-natural piece of technology that you can use in the comfort of your own home. It is FDA approved, safe to use, and comes with some glowing reviews that can attest to its usefulness.

Why not try an Iontophoresis device in your own home? It may be the solution you and your teenager need to help fight back against this adverse condition and get them back in top fighting form! Contact our Treatment Specialists to find out more and to start your healing journey.

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Back-To-School Sweat Survival Guide

For students who have Hyperhidrosis, going back to school after a long holiday break can be terrifying. They have to think about more things than your average student does; from which teachers expect too much of them to which students are going to bully them for a condition they have no control over. Fortunately, there are things you can do to prepare your child for going back to school.

Does Your Child Have Hyperhidrosis?

If your child is a victim of this confidence-destroying condition, then you probably already know all of the issues they face. For those whose children have only just been diagnosed with the situation; you can read all about the signs, symptoms, and problems it creates by visiting this educational article by Healthline.

However, whether you are a parent new to this condition or not: the facts remain the same. Your child is highly likely to be extremely nervous about going back to school with this disorder – so what can we do to make it easier on them?

Making School Easier: The Backpack

It all starts with what you choose to put in your child’s backpack at the start of the day. Try to imagine yourself in your child’s shoes. They will likely be sitting at a desk for a large part of the day, then out in the playground, possibly engaging in sports or art activities as well. If you had spent all day excessively sweating – what would you want in your backpack?

Try adding some of these to your child’s backpack to make being at school with Hyperhidrosis easier:

A change of shirt – can make all the difference in sticky situations. Likewise, a change of socks can help those with sweating localized to their feet
A hand towel – lets them wash or dry themselves if they start to feel uncomfortable
Tissues – are an elegant way of wiping away any discomfort in class
A note for teacher – explaining the condition and what it means to your child, might be just the thing. We have already devised a standard letter suitable for this, and you can find it by following this link

If you include some or all of these things in your child’s backpack, then they will start the school term prepared for the challenges ahead. There is one last thing we should mention, however, and it may be the answer for which you have been searching.

Hyperhidrosis Is Treatable!

RA Fischer specializes in Iontophoresis, an at-home treatment that uses tap water to introduce natural minerals into your sweat pores – interfering with their ability to release moisture. 91% of all patients have experienced a marked improvement in the severity of their sweating after only a few short weeks. For more information, contact our Treatment Specialists. We’ve worked with patients as young as 6-years old.

You may even be able to send your child to school without all those items in their backpack, after all!

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