Heavy sweating at night: What causes can be behind night sweats
Created: 06/21/2022, 11:59 am
Night sweats can cost you restful sleep.
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Summer outside temperatures to burnout: night sweats can have many causes.
Here is an overview.
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Falling into bed dog-tired, but finding no rest at night and waking up feeling exhausted: Many people complain of sleep problems.
Sweating at night can also greatly disturb a good night’s sleep.
Do you often wake up drenched in sweat and therefore sometimes even have to change your clothes at night?
There are several possible reasons for this.
The most obvious trigger of night sweats:
too warm room temperatures
.
Therefore, first of all, check whether it is too warm in your bedroom.
But how many degrees Celsius are optimal?
The energy company E.ON recommends a sleeping temperature of 16-18 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 40 to 60 percent in adult bedrooms.
On the websites of various bed and bedding manufacturers, there is talk of 16 to 20 degrees Celsius, which should be achieved in the bedroom.
It is best to try out the temperature at which you can sleep best.
The wrong nightwear can also cause you to sweat too much at night. Functional, breathable and moisture-regulating products (promotional link) can help.
Night Sweats Causes: What Can Make You Sweat
In addition to too warm room temperatures, there can also be many other causes behind night sweats.
The Apotheken Umschau lists the following
possible triggers for heavy sweating at night
:
Taking medication: Certain groups of drugs can cause night sweats, eg blood sugar reducers, fever reducers or antidepressants
Infectious diseases such as influenza, Lyme disease or glandular fever
Autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
Hormonal changes during menopause
hyperthyroidism
cancer and blood diseases
diabetes
Stress, fears, burnout and even anxiety disorders
sleep disorders
Only a doctor can clarify whether there is an illness behind severe night sweats.
If you can rule out the wrong bedding or low-quality nightwear as a trigger, you should therefore consult a doctor who can initiate various examinations.
If an illness is the cause of night sweats, your doctor will
initiate appropriate
therapies .
Treating night sweats: How to sleep well again
As the German Family Insurance informs, night sweats usually return when the underlying disease has been successfully treated.
Often, night sweats are simply due to an unhealthy lifestyle
, it is said.
Then it makes sense to change your diet, to avoid alcohol and nicotine and to integrate sporting activities into everyday life, according to the German Family Insurance.
(jg)
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The functional nightwear from Third of Life (advertising link) enables optimal heat and moisture management during sleep. The pajama bottoms and pajama shirts also score points with their comfort.
