Diagnosis and treatment of body odor

Body odor is a disease that many of our friends suffer from. In fact, the odor of patients with body odor is more obvious than that of normal people. If it is not relieved or treated for a long time, it will also cause psychological inferiority in patients with body odor. For the diagnosis and treatment of body odor, you can observe your clothes to see if there is any yellowing in the armpit area. If the clothes are yellow under the armpits, then you have body odor.

1. Diagnose axillary odor from the family: It generally refers to a situation in which the secreted sweat has a special odor. Foot and axillary bromhidrosis is the most common, and patients often have a family history. ) has obvious hereditary characteristics, and generally observing whether there are people with the disease in the family can also assist in diagnosis. If your parents are sick, there is a high chance that you will get sick yourself. In addition, if your ancestors, such as your grandparents, are sick, you may also become sick.

2. Judging from earwax, the appearance of axillary odor is related to the secretion components of the apocrine sweat glands, which contain proteins, lipids, etc. The apocrine sweat glands secreted in the external auditory canal are very oily, which makes the external auditory canal oily, the earwax thin and moist, and the secretions of the external auditory canal also increase.

3. Diagnose from the clothes you have worn: Clothes worn for a long time will be stained by sweat, oil, etc. How do you diagnose underarm odor yourself? Take the clothes you are wearing, and you can smell an unpleasant odor in your armpits. They are also stained yellow and are difficult to wash off.

4. Patients who are diagnosed with axillary odor based on their axillary hair secretions also secrete a lot of sweat from their armpits. Even a slight sweat will get their clothes soaked. If you observe the armpit hair, you can find a light yellow secretion. If you wipe it with a paper towel, you can also find some light yellow oil stains and an unpleasant smell. Generally, the armpit hair of many patients with body odor is wet and sticky, with a lot of greasy substances or viscous oil. These are obvious symptoms of body odor and can basically be diagnosed as body odor.

5. You can check your immediate family members and siblings to see if they suffer from body odor. The more people who suffer from the disease, the greater the probability that you will suffer from body odor.

6. Generally, patients with body odor can make an effective judgment by smelling the odor. Specific steps: Use a rag to wipe your armpits and other parts of your body. If it smells foul, like the odor of a fox, then it is a symptom of body odor, especially after exercise.

7. You can observe whether your underwear, armpits and other parts have changed color or turned yellow. Generally, the armpits of patients will often be stained yellow and discolored.

8. Mainly, observe your own earwax and ear canal. If the earwax is very oily, wet and sticky, similar to the symptoms of otitis media, then you are very likely suffering from body odor.

9. Place a piece of gauze on your armpit or affected area, move it slightly, take it out after a few minutes and smell it to see if there is any odor. If there is a foul smell, it is a symptom of body odor. You can also judge the severity of your body odor by the size of the smell.

10. Use a clean handkerchief or paper to vigorously wipe the armpit hair area, identify the smell, and make a preliminary judgment on armpit odor based on the strength of the odor.

Weak: Put gauze under the armpit, and there will be a smell when the gauze is removed after 5-10 minutes.

Light: Put gauze under the armpit, and the gauze will have a smell when it is removed.

Chinese: Take off your clothes and you can smell it.

Qiang: You can smell the odor a moment after entering the room. If the odor lasts for more than 3 years, it may be related to genetics.

Warm reminder: People with body odor should pay attention to personal hygiene. They should take regular baths, change underwear frequently, and keep their armpits dry and clean. This can reduce the spread of body odor. In daily life, pay attention to doing less excessive exercise, maintain a regular life and keep your emotions stable.