By Dr. Pavithra R, Consultant – Internal Medicine, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal.
Sweating is a common body mechanism through which the body regulates its temperature. It is common for us to sweat during hot weather, after finishing workout or yoga or after any other physical exertion. Also, it is common to sweat when you have using many blankets or after spicy meal. These are completely normal. But waking up at night with excessive sweating needs attention.
What exactly is a night sweat?
Night sweats are episodes of excessive sweating that happens during sleep. The sweating is so profuse that one needs to change clothes or sheets. That’s the reason why night sweats are often described as soaking or drenching. Night sweats make a person very uncomfortable and affect the sleep cycle.
How does night sweats differ from hot flashes?
Unlike night sweats, hot flashes can occur anytime during the day. Hot flashes are a sudden feeling of heat in the body. When hot flashes occur during the night accompanied by profuse sweating they are called night sweats.
What are the causes of night sweats?
Our body’s temperature regulation is based on multiple factors, making it hard in some cases to know the exact reason for night sweats. But there are few common causes which can trigger night sweats and hot flashes.
A few common causes of night sweats are :
Simple lifestyle modifications to reduce the severity of night sweats:
Meeting a doctor is important as they can suggest tests and get to the root cause of the situation and treat it accordingly.
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