Sleep Hyperhidrosis

Sleep Hyperhidrosis (Night Sweats) - Definition

Sleep hyperhidrosis are usually defined as episodes of significant nighttime sweating that drench your bedclothes or bedding.

This is a fairly common symptom that affects many people at one time or another.

This sleep disorder is characterized by profuse sweating that occurs during sleep—and may or may not happen during waking hours. The sweating during sleep can cause an awakening because of discomfort due to the wet sleepwear, and the patient may have to wakeup to change into another set of nightwear.

Although uncomfortable, nighttime sweating typically isn't a sign of a serious underlying medical condition. It may be triggered by something as simple as too warm a room or too many blankets on the bed.

The sympathetic nervous system controls the sweat glands situated all over the body. When nighttime sweating (Night Sweats) does occur, it usually happens because of thermal sweating.

Excessive Sleep hyperhidrosis can be due to a chronic or febrile illness. Other patients appear to be healthy but can have a subtle and unrecognized autonomic disorder. This can happen at any age but is most commonly seen in early adulthood. The hormonal imbalance can be the cause of hot flashes and sleep hyperhidrosis.

Women who smoked experienced twice the amount. Being overweight led to an increase in annoying hot flashes, as well. Take control of hot flashes and sleep hyperhidrosis.

The symptoms of sleep hyperhidrosis are to find your bedding soaked and you feel either too hot or too cold.

Medical Causes Of Sleep Hyperhidrosis

• Medications such as certain high blood pressure drugs, over-the-counter fever-reducers and antipsychotics
• Drug, spicy foods or alcohol abuse consumption can cause sleep hyperhidrosis.
• Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
• Menopause in women is the most common cause of sleep hyperhidrosis. However, some men also suffer from night sweats during the male menopause, or andropause.
• Diabetes can also cause sleep hyperhidrosis.
• Anxiety

See your doctor if Sleep hyperhidrosis occur on a regular basis and interrupt your sleep. Treatment is directed at the underlying cause, if it can be determined.

Occasionally, Sleep hyperhidrosis are a symptom of a serious condition, such as cancer — especially lymphoma — or infection. But in these conditions, night sweats are often accompanied by fever and unexplained weight loss.

Sleep Hyperhidrosis Treatment

The first thing you need to do is to examine the phenomenon and identify its seriousness. If you experience a few nocturnal sweats try to see if any of the above-mentioned factors contributed to that.

If this problem occurs continually you are advised to see a physician. After a doctor's appointment you will have a better understanding of this problem and you should also receive proper medication to help you deal with it.

Sleep hyperhidrosis can be avoided by following:

• Hot drinks
• Caffeine
• Alcoholic drinks, including wine and beer
• Hydrogenated or saturated fats (meat, margarine)
• Stress
• Hot weather
• Tobacco or marijuana
• Intense exercise, especially lovemaking
• Acidic foods (pickles, citrus, tomatoes)
• White sugar
• Anger,
• Spicy food (cayenne, ginger, pepper)