Excessive sweating at night

What is sleephyperhidrosis?

Excessivesweating during nighttime is a frequent issue that can result in a wet and moist bed. This condition can interrupt sleep and everyday activities. This sweating, also named sleep hyperhidrosis has changes in body temperature as a frequent symptom.

Other symptoms can be consuming alcohol, coffee or spicy food prior to going to sleep and menopause and diabetes. Consultation with a physician is recommended in every case.

Thisailment does not discriminate between age and sex, and is not localized at a specific body part, occurring in areas such as the face, armpits, feet and trunk. Each body part sweating is caused by its own case of hyperhidrosis.

Causes of Night Sweating

The main cause of nocturnal, or sleep hyperhidrosis is thermal sweating, which causes loss of sleep due to heavy perspiration amongst other, more serious symptoms. It is a difficult issue to deal with, and even medicaments sometimes do not suffice when dealing with this condition.

The most prevalent case of nocturnal sweat is underarm sweating, with groin perspiring also an occurrence in certain problematic cases. There is a significant loss in water and salt from the body during the person's rest period, which can be hazardous due to its undetectable nature by the sufferer, as he or she is asleep.

Nightsweating is usually followed by a plethora of other symptoms that relate to fever. The reduction of body temperature below the normal value causes the body to develop symptoms of fever, as it drastically regains the body heat upon awakening. Full rest is also constrained by nighttime sweating, causing fatigue and dizziness during daytime. During menopause women also experience nocturnal sweating. Sleep hyperhidrosis can be brought on by consuming large amounts of alcohol, coffee, spicy foods, as well as menopause and pregnancy. If suffering any symptoms of said disorder, spicy food, coffee, tea, alcoholic drinks are not recommended.

Treatment

Properdiagnosis is required before any form of treatment, with an observation of symptoms by a medical practitioner being the first step, giving an estimate of how far the ailment has progressed. A reduction of mentioned food and drink items is required in the case of self diagnosis. If the issue increases in frequency or intensity, immediate consultation with a doctor is suggested. Antiperspirants, Botox injections and the iontophoresis therapy are all prescribed for treatment, with surgery only considered in the more difficult cases.