2021 Hyperhidrosis Awareness Month Quiz #2: Test Your Knowledge of Hyperhidrosis Diagnosis and Treatments

How well do you #KnowSweat, really?

Ready for Quiz #2 of the 2021 International Hyperhidrosis Society's celebration of Hyperhidrosis Awareness Month? On the first 3 Mondays in November we offered a new quiz. The first person who gets a perfect score in EACH quiz will get some serious sweat swag prizes! Have fun, learn, and teach! If you missed the first quiz, click here to take it. And here's Quiz #3 when you are ready!

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* 1. At what age does the medical condition of hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) typically first manifest with its symptoms of dripping, slippery, soaking, chilling, and/or embarrassing wetness?

Middle-age and, in women, at menopause

Young adulthood when “real” life gets stressful

Childhood and adolescence

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* 2. Compensatory sweating is a common side effect of which of the following hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) treatments?

BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) injections

Robinul® (glycopyrrolate) oral medication

Antiperspirants

ETS surgery (endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy)

None of the above

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* 3. Which of the following treatments has NOT been submitted for FDA review specifically for the management of excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)?

Iontophoresis

BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) injections

Qbrexza®

Robinul® (glycopyrrolate) oral medication

None of these

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* 4. True or false? Hyperhidrosis (the medical condition of excessive sweating) is so rare that there is not much research going on to help solve it.

False

True

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* 5. Which of the following is part of the diagnostic criteria for primary hypehridrosis? Check all that apply.

Debilitation or sweating levels that get in the way of life functions, socializing, and inclusion

Brothers, sisters and other family members have excessive sweating, too

Cessation during sleep

Age of onset (typically during childhood or adolescence)

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* 6. Which hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) treatment has been around since the 1940s, and involves the purposeful combination of electricity and water?

Phototherapy

Electroconvulsive therapy

Hydrotherapy

Iontophoresis

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* 7. In order to get the most benefit from using your antiperspirant, WHEN should you apply it?

Immediately before you exercise so it’s fresh and ready to conquer the sweat of a workout

As soon as you get up in the morning and before you rush out the door to begin your busy day

Right before you go to sleep; as big a part of your bedtime routine as brushing your teeth

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* 8. What else, besides the primary, idiopathic, medical condition of hyperhidrosis, can cause excessive sweating?

Medications

Medical conditions like diabetes, cancer and tuberculosis

All of the above

None of the above

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* 9. Which treatment has received FDA clearance for the treatment of unwanted body hair, body odor, AND excessive sweating?

Blue light therapy

BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) injections

Depilatory creams/lotions/gels

miraDry® (microwave thermolysis)

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* 10. Which excessive sweating/hyperhidrosis treatment works by blocking the nerve signals that would otherwise “turn on” sweat glands to secrete sweat?

BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) injections

Robinul® (glycopyrrolate) oral medication

Cannabidiol (CBD)

None of the above

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* 11. If you are the winner of this quiz, at what email address would you like to be contacted?

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* 12. So that we can address you politely, what is your name?

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* 13. What is your main connection to hyperhidrosis?

I am involved in developing/distributing treatments

I am a healthcare provider

I am a sufferer/patient

I am a researcher

I am a parent or friend of a sufferer/patient

I am a reporter

Other (please specify)