I will eventually expand on each treatment for sleep hyperhidrosis with its own page, but for now you can use the following index links to jump down to the section that most interests you. I hope this helps!

Navigate Night Sweats Treatment:

• Common Sense Night Sweats Treatment
• Natural Treatment for Night Sweats
• Night Sweats Remedies
• Night Sweats in Men Treatment
• Menopause Night Sweats Treatment
• Treat Night Sweats With the Chillow, The Bed Fan, The Chili Pad and Wicking Pajamas

Common Sense Night Sweats Treatment

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First I’d like to address some basics to make sure you can achieve your night sweats relief with a common sense foundation. These night sweat cures may not seem exciting or evoke great epiphanies, but I believe they’re necessary steps in the treatment of night sweats.

Set the Proper Temperature for Sleeping

As I describe in my sweating while sleeping article, humans prefer a cooler temperature when they sleep than when they’re awake. While the exact right temperature for restful sleep is still up for debate, some studies indicate that the ideal temperature may be around 66 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit. It is important that you recognize the difference between the temperature indicated by your thermostat and the ambient temperature in and around your bedroom, bed and body.

If you discover that ambient temperature is well above the 66 to 68 degree area, you need to somehow get that temperature under control before you can realistically focus on other night sweats causes. Crack a window, place standing fan or install a ceiling fan… but do something.

Be Careful What You Eat and Drink Before Bed

The usual suspects are the culprit in this case: foods and beverages containing caffeine (including chocolate), alcohol, dense and fatty foods and spicy foods will all contribute to your suffering night sweats symptoms.

Night Sweats Treatment

Additionally, I think people underestimate how close to bed they should avoid these foods and beverages. An hour isn’t enough time: I encourage you to avoid these foods at least 2 to 3 hours before bed and ideally you shouldn’t consume either caffeine or alcohol in the evening at all (at least while you’re trying to determine the cause of your sweating at night).

You will find some foods and beverages that help prevent your night sweat. But I’ll leave that for the next section below.

Natural Treatment for Night Sweats

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Chamomile tea may soothe and calm you while peppermint tea can both cool you and your heat-generating digestive tract. If you’re concerned with drinking a hot beverage near bed time, you can brew a strong tea earlier in the day then refrigerate it to make an iced tea.
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If you don’t mind the scent of peppermint, a quality peppermint essential oil can help in a variety of ways. Some people put a dab on the back of their neck. Some put it on the soles of their feet. You can even put a couple drops in some water and ice for sipping as you prepare for bed. Unfortunately peppermint also has an awakening effect, so be careful with how much you use. If you think this sounds silly, just wait until you try it for yourself.

A really popular natural treatment for hot flashes and night sweats is black cohosh. And that will make for a nice segue into my night sweats remedies section.

Night Sweats Remedies

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Black Cohosh

Straddling the natural treatments and the night sweats remedies sections is black cohosh. Black cohosh, or scientifically, Actaea racemosa, is an herbal remedy created from the roots and rhizomes of this herbaceous perennial plant. This is considered an alternative therapy as the science supporting its use is inconsistent and controversial.

It is primarily used for women either going through menopause or experiencing premenstrual tension. Its origin as a therapy derive from its use by Native Americans for alleged anti-inflammatory, sedative and pain-relieving properties.

I will write a whole page on the black cohosh phenomenon because it has become so popular. I am not personally recommending it, although I know a few people who swear by it.

Simple, Natural Night Sweat Relief

One simple night sweat cure — or cure for excessive perspiration (hyperhidrosis) of any sort is to place a cool glass, a cool, damp wash cloth or run cool water over your wrists. This is a really neat and genuinely useful trick that will quickly provide your body an overall cooling sensation. I kept a small bowl near my bed with a clean wash cloth and a bunch of ice cubes. When I felt hot, I reached for the wash cloth and held it against my wrists.

Because your veins gather at the junction of your wrists, you cool your blood as it passes through this point and then the blood cools the rest of your body. It is a simple, safe and effective way to cool yourself anytime.

Another simple, natural way to find some relief in the night is to use lighter, more breathable fabric for your pajamas and your bed sheets. Further down, I discuss some other products and devices along this line that can provide natural relief without resorting to drugs.

Night Sweats in Men Treatment

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One problem men have with night sweating is that so many night sweats therapies are targeted at women and their menopausal hot flashes. But as I discuss in my night sweats in men article, men are almost as likely to experience hormone-based changes that lead to night sweats as women. And men are just as likely to experience some of the serious illnesses that can lead to sleep hyperhidrosis, such as HIV symptoms, symptoms of lymphoma, hyperthyroidism, the night sweats cancer may cause and more.

For men, I encourage you to not shy away from remedies often directed at women that can be just as practical for men. Don’t feel too manly about sipping chamomile iced tea before you go to bed and don’t be stubborn about trying some moisture wicking pajamas.

Other Night Sweats and Sleep Help Online:

• Is It a Disorder?
• Workplace Woes
• Forbidden Thoughts
• Top 25 List: January 2012

Menopause Night Sweats Treatment

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On the alternative therapy side you have supplements and herbs, such as black cohosh and Estroven, and on the medical site you have HRT (hormone replacement therapy). I suggest you try the many natural and safe therapies I’ve included on this page before you attempt to treat your menopause night sweats with medications.

The problem with drugs is that they often evoke side-effects which may ultimately exacerbate your night sweats or hot flashes, or cause other problems. For example, the night sweats Zoloft can cause are not unlike the night sweats alcohol provokes. I don’t mean to sound too anti-drug — my doctor friends wouldn’t approve — but I do suggest taking a safe, natural and simple approach to treating your night sweats before you bring out the big guns. For more on this specific matter, read Menopause Night Sweats Treatment.

Treat Night Sweats With the Chillow, The Bed Fan, The Chili Pad and Wicking Pajamas

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I will write pages on each of these devices in the near future, but I wanted to at least introduce you to these four clever products that may be worth your money if you’re serious about your night sweats treatment. Unlike some unconfirmed herbal remedies out there, these are practical common sense solutions to over heating in the night. If you can manage, I encourage you to use the four together for maximum relief:

The Chillow

I’m sure you’re familiar with the way your pillow warms up from the heat of your face. I’ve always loved flipping the pillow to the cool side. Well, the chillow basically allows the surface side to stay cool all the time. It absorbs the heat from your face and shoulders and helps them stay cool.

Bed Fans

Most bed fans operate by connecting to the foot of your mattress, the blowing a light breeze beneath your sheets along your body. This breeze lifts away the heat emanating from your body.

Wicking Pajamas

Wicking pajamas, particularly the excellent Cool Jams brand of wicking pajamas, use a carefully designed material and texture to literally wick away moisture from your body while you sleep. This helps you by both keeping you cooler and keeping you drier. While most moisture wicking pajamas you’ll find will be for women, Cool Jams also makes men’s pajamas, t-shirts and boxers. Don’t be shy about trying them, boys: they’re very effective! Update: Check out my new guide to wicking sleepwear: Night Sweats Sleepwear.

For more on the specialized bed cooling systems (including the expensive but effective Chili Pad Temperature Control System), see my article on night sweats bedding.

I really hope something in this article help you to find a more healthy and restful night’s sleep with effective night sweats treatment. Some of these topics have endless depths to explore so I’ll expand on them with additional pages on Night Sweats.
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Use the following category list of night sweats causes to skip down to a specific area of concern:

Are You Frustrated From Trying to Determine Your Night Sweats Causes?

• Menopause and Puberty
• Medications
• Infections
• Inflammation
• Hypoglycemia or Diabetes
• Cancer
• Idiopathic Hyperhidrosis
• Neurological Conditions
• Hormone Disorders
• Night Sweats in Men
• Night Sweats in Women
• Sleep Environment
• Treat Your Night Sweats Causes

Menopause and Puberty

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The most common cause of night sweats in women is probably menopause. When a woman is transitioning into menopause, it is common to experience sudden hot flashes and night sweating. This can sometimes occur for several years before the actual start of the menopause. Pre and post-menopause night sweats are perfectly normal, and over time will diminish. I know this doesn’t make them any easier to endure, however, so you might visit my articles on night sweats treatment andmenopause night sweats treatment.

It is worth noting that when children enter adolescence, the onset of puberty may also trigger night sweats with a similar fluctuation of changing hormones.

Medications

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Antidepressants are well known for causing night sweats. Doctors say that 8% to 22% of people taking a wide variety of antidepressant medications experienced sleep hyperhidrosis. Fever reducers or antipyretics, such as acetaminophen, have occasionally been linked to nighttime bouts of sweating. Many other prescription drugs list night sweating and hot flashes as a possible side effect as well. The following medications are often discovered to be night sweats causes:

• hydralazine
• niacin (in high dosage)
• nitroglycerine
• prednisone and prednisolone (cortisone medications)
• tamoxifen

If you are taking any of these medications and you are experiencing night sweating to a degree that makes healthy sleep difficult, I urge you to discuss the matter with your doctor.

Infections

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Infections also play a major role in night sweating. Tuberculosis is most commonly associated with night sweats, but bacterial infections can also play a role. If you are consistently enduring night sweats, you should discuss the matter with your doctor for diagnosis and possible treatments.
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Infectious diseases such as HIV or AIDS are also know to trigger night sweats.

Inflammation

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More and more suggests various forms of inflammation wreaks havoc on our bodies and takes a pivotal role in aging. Any kind of inflammation in your body can cause you to sweat excessively, but in particular Endocarditis my cause severe night sweats. Endocartitis is an inflammation of the inner heart valves.

But again, any inflammation could be the culprit, so you might have your doctor evaluate for any kind of source of inflammation in your system.

Hypoglycemia or Diabetes

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In general, experiencing a period where you suffer from unusually low blood sugar may cause you to perspire. This is especially true if you experience low blood sugar while asleep.

In particular, individuals taking oral anti-diabetic medicines or insulin may suffer from night sweats as a result of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose).

One common and serious cause of undiagnosed night sweats is Diabetes Insipidus (Type I or Type II Diabetes) or Hypoglycemia, so if you can’t determine the cause of your night sweating and it persists, you should make sure your doctor addresses these possibilities.

Cancer

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I don’t want any of my readers to panic, so understand that this is probably not the most likely cause of your night sweats. However, you should understand that night sweats are commonly one of the earliest symptoms of cancer, especially of lymphoma.

But keep in mind that other symptoms, such as a fever and unusual weight loss will also occur around the same time as night sweats. As always, please have a medical professional evaluate you before you jump to conclusions in either direction (assuming your sweating at night is or isn’t derived from the presence of cancer).

Idiopathic Hyperhidrosis

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One of the most mysterious and frustrating causes of sleep hyperhidrosis is idiopathic hyperhidrosis. This is simply when you suffer from chronic and excessive perspiration for no identifiable reason at all. It is essentially a condition in itself and not a symptom of anything else.

While there is no current cure for idiopathic hyperhidrosis, there are treatments and in some cases certain surgical procedures that may help. Please see my night sweats treatment guide for more.

Neurological Conditions

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While neurologic problems are less likely to be the source of your sweating while sleeping, they still have been found to be the night sweats causes for some people. Among the neurological problems associated with severe night sweating are the following:

• autonomic dysreflexia
• Autonomic neuropathy
• post-traumatic syringomyelia
• Stroke

Please visit those trustworthy, authoritative sources for more information on those complex conditions.

Hormone Disorders

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While I’ll discuss gender-specific hormone disorders below, there are also some gender-neutral hormonal problems that manifest themselves with excessive night sweating. These include carcinoid syndrome, hyperthyroidism and pheochromocytoma.

Night Sweats in Men

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Andropause, also known as male menopause, is caused by the reduction of testosterone levels as men age. Andropause occurs in men of all ages. Men may experience a plethora of different andropausal symptoms, such as sweating, anxiety, depression, lack of concentration, and insomnia. As a man’s hormones fluctuate over time, cold sweats can also occur. Andropause may also occur as a result of dramatic shifts in lifestyle, such as being an intense, competitive weight lifter who suddenly gives up lifting. For more on andropause, please visit my night sweats in men guide.

Night Sweats in Women

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While menopause is the primary cause of night sweats in women, it isn’t the only possible cause. If a woman suffers from low blood sugar, she can experience night sweat. Night hot flashes can also be caused by the aforementioned hormonal disorders, just as they are for men. Additionally, there are different causes of low estrogen symptoms, which may lead to night sweating.

When Your Sleep Environment Causes Night Sweats

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While there are many medical reasons for night sweating, the most common reason for experiencing night sweats is the fact that your room or sleeping environment is simply too hot. These types of night sweats are extremely typical and usually provide no reason to worry. If you experience excessive sweating while sleeping, you may consult a doctor, but often sweating while you are asleep is perfectly harmless. Please consult my guides to night sweats bedding and night sweats sleepwear for more on this matter.

Treat Your Night Sweats Causes

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Turn down the thermostat, take off a few blankets, sleep in a cooler room, change into cooler pajamas –- try to do something to cool yourself down. If you are worried about a serious medical condition, consult a doctor to find the appropriate solution for your situation. While I offer some natural remedies for night sweats relief and some more aggressive night sweats treatment, always begin with an open and honest discussion with your doctor.

Most cases of sleep hyperhidrosis are typically harmless. Men and women can experience sleep hyperhidrosis differently, but in many cases, the causes can be similar. Try not to worry about mild sweating at night or waking up in a cold sweat, it’s usually nothing. Try to find a method to help you eliminate your particular case of night sweats. If nothing helps, consult a doctor to pinpoint your personal night sweats causes.

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However, night sweats in women can also be caused by menopause via menopause night sweats, certain medications, and medical conditions. So after you address the basics, you may need to develop an understanding for how different conditions may cause your hypothalamus (a gland in your brain that acts like your internal thermostat) to run amok.

Navigate the contents of my Night Sweats In Women article:

• Medical Causes of Night Sweats In Women
• Environmental Causes of Night Sweats In Women
• Night Sweating In Women of Different Ages
• How to Reduce Night Sweats in Women
• Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen and Foods for Menopause
• Universal Precautions for Night Sweating In Women

Medical Causes of Night Sweats In Women

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The following medical conditions have been known to cause night sweats in women:

• Bacterial infections like tuberculosis and inflammation of the heart valves
• Cancer, especially lymphoma
• Diabetes
• Drug side effects, especially antidepressants and antipyretics (drugs that reduce fevers)
• HIV/AIDS
• Hormone disorders such as hyperthyroidism
• Hypoglycemia
• Idiopathic hyperhidrosis and sleep hyperhidrosis
• Menopause symptoms and hot flashes from hormonal fluctuations
• Neurological conditions

For more on conditions behind various forms of night sweating, visit night sweats causes. One tricky condition is insomnia. Sometimes it acts as a trigger for the night sweats women experience and sometimes it is a symptom.

Environmental Causes of Night Sweats In Women

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Before you grow too concerned about any of these medical causes, please note that most people who believe they’re suffering from sleep hyperhidrosis are only sweating while sleeping because of environmental conditions. By environmental conditions I mean they’re sleeping in a room that is too warm, they’re wearing pajamas or bed clothes that are too heavy or made from non-breathable fabrics, or they’re using blankets or sheets that are too heavy or again, made from non-breathable fabrics.

Night Sweats In Women

So before you go through a list of medical causes (which may only increase your stress), consider making some deliberate but common sense changes in how you sleep. Wear lighter, wicking pajamas made from natural, breathable fabrics. I offer some suggestions for effective night sweating clothing on my new page: Night Sweats Sleepwear.

Use only light, natural fabrics like cotton for your bedding, and go without the blanket at all if possible. Try to increase the air circulation in your room and if possible, lower the thermostat a few degrees to see if you sleep more comfortably with the temperature just a couple degrees cooler. Read on for more tips for how to stop night sweats in women or consider reading my articles on night sweats treatment, which provides some information on a few clever devices that may help you, and night sweats relief, which suggests some inexpensive and natural remedies for excessive night sweats in women.

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Night Sweating In Women of Different Ages

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The reasons young girls may experience sleep hyperhidrosis may be quite a bit different than for a woman over 60. Be sure to consider your age and condition when considering the different possible causes of night sweating. I am currently working on articles targeting these age groups and I will update this page as I publish them. Currently I have the main three published:

Night Sweats In Women Under 30
Night Sweats In Women Under 40
Night Sweats In Women Over 60

How to Reduce Night Sweats in Women

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Outside of hot flashes and menopause, most situations that cause sweating at night in women only happen every once in a while, and the majority of these episodes are harmless. But waking up with soaking wet covers and pajamas can be more than a bit discouraging, so finding relief from symptoms is important. Here are some ways to control excess sweating at night.

Manage night sweats stress with regular exercise such as walking, jogging, biking, or swimming to ward off excessive sweating at night. However, do not do these types of exercises prior to bedtime; they raise the body’s core temperature and increase perspiration while sleeping. Meditation and deep breathing techniques are more appropriate stress-relief options to do before bedtime.

Avoid eating heavy meals before you go to sleep. The food will just sit in your stomach, and cause you to feel bloated and uncomfortable. Also avoid spicy foods and hot beverages before bed as they may increase perspiration and make night sweats more likely.

Find more ideas for treating your night sweats in my sweating while sleeping, night sweats treatment and night sweats relief articles.

I’ve also added an article on selecting the best night sweats bedding, from bed sheets to clever bed cooling devices: Night Sweats Bedding.

Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen and Foods for Menopause

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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and increasing your intake of foods containing phytoestrogens helps replace lost estrogen, which can help combat menopause night sweats. This can even help a woman suffering from premenopause or night sweats in women under 40. Foods that naturally contain estrogen and help with low estrogen symptoms include:

• alfalfa sprouts
• apples
• barley
• beans
• carrots
• flax
• legumes and lentils
• nuts and seeds
• oats
• soy milk
• tempeh
• tofu
• whole grains
• yams

In general, these foods are good to integrate if you suffer from flushing or hot flashes.

Universal Precautions for Night Sweating In Women

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Do not drink alcohol — as the night sweats alcohol may trigger can be particularly uncomfortable — or smoke cigarettes before bedtime. These stimulants raise your body’s pulse rate and body temperature, increasing the chance of perspiring while you sleep. If at all possible, I urge you to avoid these toxins entirely, especially when you’re trying to isolate the causes of your sweating at night.

In addition to the above mentioned lifestyle changes, keep your bedroom cool, wear lightweight, loose fitting clothes, and use thin covers to reduce sweating at night.

For a more specific discussion on treating night sweats women often experience, please visit my comprehensive guide: Night Sweats Treatment

Night sweats in women that are recurrent or accompanied by a fever, pain, or discomfort should be addressed. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, talk to a doctor immediately. Your physician can evaluate your medical history, do an examination, and run tests to rule out any problems or serious underlying conditions.
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Of course, I should distinguish true night sweats and sleep disorders related to night sweats in men from simple environmental heat and natural fluctuations in body temperature experienced by many. Forty percent of all doctor visits involve a complaint about night sweating, yet a much smaller percentage of these visits actually involve a real clinical case of sleep hyperhidrosis or idiopathic hyperhidrosis. It will help you in your treatment to know if you’re suffering true night sweats or if you’re just suffering environmental discomfort from your bedroom being too hot for sound sleep.

The night sweats men experience can be caused by several of the same things that cause night sweats in women, yet just as women uniquely experience menopausal hot flashes, men experience their own uniquely male night sweats.

• Night Sweats in Men or Andropause Night Sweats
• Andropause Symptoms
• What Causes Night Sweats In Men?
• Night Sweats In Men Treatments

Night Sweats In Men or Andropause Night Sweats

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There are a number of reasons the night sweats men experience are difficult to pinpoint, some of them universal and some specific to male night sweats. With this article I will address those specific night sweats in males, so for other causes of night sweats in men which may trigger night sweats in anyone, please visit my website’s front page: Night Sweats.

The first cause of night sweats in men we’ll discuss is andropause. Yes, andropause, sometimes referred to as male menopause. It does exist. Well, at least more and more research compels people to think so. Just as women experience a reduction in their production of certain hormones during menopause, many feel that men experience a reduction in testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone during an andropause phase. The kind of nite sweats men experience is often associated with this phenomenon.

Night Sweats In Men

You will find some controversy in the medical community about the overall nature and condition of andropause and its relation to the night sweats men experience. Some simply consider it a “state” or phase, while others consider it a potential “disorder.” If you experience many of these symptoms in your middle or early manhood and you’re cleared of any other medical conditions which may cause them, you may be diagnosed with an andropause disorder. However if you experience this as an older man, it may simply be diagnosed as a state or phase.

Yet because men can continue to reproduce well into their old age, some researchers feel this is a “false” diagnosis or label for this “disorder.” Put simply, there really isn’t a cut and dry answer for what andropause means just yet.

Andropause Symptoms

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Common symptoms of andropause (whether defined as a state or disorder) are as follows:

• Hot flashes
• Excessive perspiration
• Loss of libido
• Impotence
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Impaired memory
• Lack of concentration
• Fatigue
• Insomnia

Of course, you may not experience all these symptoms (let’s hope not, right?), but let’s focus on the hot flashes and excessive perspiration symptoms since they relate directly to night sweats in men. It is important to understand that these result from hormonal changes in your body and those hormonal changes affect your hypothalamus — your body’s thermostat. And while more drastic and permanent hormonal changes occur during andropause, it isn’t uncommon for men to experience an ebb and flow of hormones (specifically the testosterone or the estrogen hormone) throughout their life, causing occasional cold sweats or cold night sweats.
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An embarrassing for some but real example involves a common occurrence for most healthy men. It isn’t uncommon for a man to experience random erections while asleep. This is a result of hormonal rushes in the body. These same hormonal rushes can cause night sweats in men. Often it isn’t unhealthy or unnatural, but if the sweats become more severe and more consistent each night, then you should discuss this with your primary care physician or check with a medical professional.

What Causes Night Sweats In Men?

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While this article is mostly about night sweats in men, I must also note that some serious health conditions can be indicated by night sweats, including:

• HIV or AIDS
• Tuberculosis
• Thyroiditis or Hyperthyroidism
• Fibromyalgia
• Arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
• Diabetes (Type I or Type II) or Hypoglycemia (in this case sometimes referred to as Nocturnal Hypoglycemia
• Infections of any sort along with infectious diseases
• Malignancy or cancer: cancers can cause sudden rising and falling body temperatures, which leads to sweating. The night sweats cancer causes tend to be pretty distinct and severe, but always check with your doctor if you’re concerned.
• Silent Neoplasm
• Specifically, lymphoma often causes sudden and severe night sweating like the severe hot flashes women experience during perimenopause
• Heart conditions along with high cholesterol
• Any kind of inflammation
• Neurological conditions
• Stroke
• Endocarditis (Inflammation in your heart)
• Sleep apnea
• Anxiety and Stress or related mental health issues.
• Pain, especially joint and back pain
• Acid reflux

If you experience other symptoms with the sweating, a sudden change in your pattern of night sweats or sweating while sleeping which involves more severe or more frequent excessive sweating, consider consulting a physician. It may be nothing to be concerned about, but of course it is better safe than sorry and any such signs or complications should be addressed by a professional. I always encourage people to begin immediately to seek appropriate night sweats treatment, but you must also treat the underlying cause or condition. Early diagnosis and treatment can help you avoid further problems.

Keep in mind that sometimes factors outside of any medical condition or disease can cause severe night sweats in men. These could include:

• Side-effects from prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications.
• Specifically, antipyretic medications such as acetaminophen may cause night sweating.
• Any psychological states or conditions that trigger the autonomic nervous system or cortisone, such as anxiety or fear.
• Consuming or experiencing anything that causes flushing, including alcohol, niacin or caffeine.
• Poor diet or eating foods like spicy foods, excess heavy and fatty foods or food allergies.
• Obesity or rapid weight gain
• A lifestyle with poor diet, irregular sleeping patterns or too much stress.
• Alcohol Withdrawal

Night Sweats In Men Treatments

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Male night sweats treatments are as nebulous as men’s night sweats causes. If you are suffering from night sweats in men, I suggest you first isolate whether it is something persistent or just the result of diet or a bad habit (like drinking alcohol or caffeine too close to bed time or smoking). If it is something persistent, you might discuss the matter with your doctor. In lieu of a specific medical diagnosis, I encourage you to read my detailed post on treating night sweats: night sweats treatment.

I also suggest you address the matter with poise and common sense. Sometimes simple and natural solutions like changing the environment in the bedroom to be less warm can make a world of a difference. Wicking pajamas or lighter sleepwear, light breathable materials for your sheets and better temperature control in your home may be all you need to combat your night sweats in men causes (see my night sweats sleepwear article for specific suggestions). If you can prevent your male night sweats or find relief without resorting to expensive medicines or doctor’s visits — great! But don’t be afraid to seek appropriate health care, either. Always ask a doctor instead of the Internet when it doubt.

As you can see, it is possible some men can empathize for a woman’s battle with menopause night sweats. Men night sweats may be less discussed and less understood, but they still exist and they still serve to make for long and sleepless nights, even if such male night sweats are the result of normal hormonal changes.

I hope this helps you better understand the specific night sweats in men. I encourage you return to my Night Sweats site often as I roll out more and more detailed information to round out your understanding of night sweats in general as well as specific night sweating in men.

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Please note that you shouldn’t diagnose the severity of your sleep hyperhidrosis on your own or from something you read online. Please talk to your doctor.

Whether you’re here because of a medical condition or you’re desperately fighting off hot flashes, I hope to provide you some useful tips on finding the best kind of night sweats sleepwear to help you achieve a good night’s sleep.

What are Night Sweats?

Night Sweats Sleepwear

Night sweats, clinically known as sleep hyperhidrosis, is sweating excessively during sleep. Night sweats can be mild or so severe that the person suffering from them wakes sopping wet and must even change the wet sheets in order to resume restful sleep. For more on sweating while sleeping, or if you’re more interested in learning about causes and diagnosis, please read the home page of my site: Night Sweats.

Moisture Wicking Pajamas and Natural Fibers

If you’re looking to reduce the discomfort from night sweats, changing what you wear while you sleep is one of the best places to start. Pajamas made from man-made fibers such as polyester can trap heat and moisture. Many natural fibers, in contrast, help your skin breathe and let moisture pass through them. Look for pajamas made of either cotton or linen.

However, there are also a number of pajamas on the market made specifically for night sweats, and ironically some of them use man-made fabrics. Some leverage developments originally made while developing better diapers. That may sound strange, but if you think about it, it starts to make sense. This night sweats sleepwear leverages the same capability to draw moisture away from the skin that diaper manufacturers developed to keep babies dry and comfortable until their diapers could be changed. These wicking pajamas are often referred to as wicking sleepwear, or because of how often they’re marketed towards women entering menopause, hot flashes sleepwear.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you may also simply consider what not to wear. For example, if your addressing night sweats in children in your family, you probably don’t want your child wearing polyester pajamas with feet (often referred to as footies). In general, you should avoid one-piece all-covering sleepwear made from man-made fabrics that aren’t specifically designed as wicking sleepwear.

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While most night sweats clothing women wear are easier to find, you can find night sweats sleepwear for men as well. Here are some of the best-known and most reputable brands of night sweats sleepwear:

Cool-Jams Wicking Sleepwear

Cool-Jams are my favorite night sweats clothing and I fully endorse them. Cool-jams are reported to dry 3x faster than cotton sleepwear. Also, they feel more like cotton, unlike some other sleepwear that feels more like polyester. Cool-Jams material is antibacterial, wrinkle resistant and anti-static. They also offer a variety of colors and styles for both men and women, although for the most part if you compared their styles to NiteSweatz sleepwear, you might say they emphasized a relaxed style over a sleek style.

NiteSweatz

If you’re looking for a nightwear garment that can help you combat menopause night sweats while still displaying some appealing style, NiteSweatz pajamas or nightgowns may be the ticket for you. All of their nightwear are made from a moisture wicking fabric that is also antibacterial. Their light weight material is available in a wide variety of styles and colors. If you’re looking for a more sleek night sweats nightgown, NiteSweatz will likely be your best choice.

Coolfemme

If you live in Canada, the Coolfemme line of pajamas may be worth investigating. They have a pajama that is made with a moisture wicking material that helps to distribute and evaporate water even more quickly than cotton. I don’t have experience with this brand so I can’t recommend it, but I know it’s popular among friends up north.

DriNights Wicking Clothing

DriNights manufactures and distributes a popular brand of both night sweats bedding and night sweats sleepwear. While they used to be a little too slick feeling for my comfort, with clever fabrics that felt too much like polyester, they’ve greatly improved in recent years. The technology employed by DriNights is sophisticated and may provide the comfort you need if you don’t find other wicking sleepwear works for you.

Goodnighties

A good reader named Lisa sent in this suggestion and it looks really interesting: Goodnighties. I can’t personally endorse Goodnighties yet as I don’t have any personal or anecdotal experience with them, but Lisa claims they worked better for her than some of the other ones I’ve mentioned here. The distinguishing characteristic they promote are, as they say on the site, a “patented process to build restorative negative ions into the structure of the fabric.” Again, I can’t verify such a claim, but it certainly sounds interesting and it may be worth your time to investigate them further. Thanks to Lisa R!

Beyond Night Sweats Sleepwear

I encourage you to understand the source of your night sweats before you invest too much money in any particular product, but if you’re persevering menopause night sweats and you desperately seek relief, don’t hesitate to try some of the natural remedies I suggest on my night sweats relief page or the more aggressive therapies and products I discuss on my night sweats treatment page.

I hope this helps address your nightly discomfort with the right night sweats sleepwear for your needs and for your style.

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My aim is to provide the most complete yet accessible resource on the web for identifying, understanding and treating night sweats. The big medical sites often cover this topic in a sparse or inaccessible manner. I really hope that won’t be the case with my site. I battled night sweat for years, and after several medical doctor and therapist visits, I finally achieved my own effective treatment for my sleep hyperhidrosis. Now I’ll do my best to help you get through the night.

Before you develop your own night sweats treatment, please understand the importance of an accurate diagnosis and never let the Internet replace a personal visit with a qualified medical professional.

Table of Contents for Night Sweats:

• What Is Sleep Hyperhidrosis?
• What Causes Night Sweats?
• Night Sweats In Men
• Night Sweats In Women
• Night Sweats In Children
• Night Sweats Treatment

What Is Sleep Hyperhidrosis?

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So what is night sweating? Night sweats occur when you experience soaking, severe sweating at night or sweating while asleep. True night sweating will usually soak your pajamas or sleepwear as well as your sheets and bedding and occur regardless of the temperature in your bedroom. Although unpleasant, night sweating is not uncommon and usually it is not a sign of a serious health problem.

Night Sweat

Sweating is simply our body’s primary means of thermoregulation. Perspiration is a natural mechanism of our autonomic nervous system and in many cases even excessive perspiration derives from a perfectly natural trigger. You will discover a remarkable number of causes of night sweats. Unfortunately, our hypothalamus — our brain’s internal thermostat — is quite susceptible to influence.

You could be a woman suffering from menopause night sweats or you could be a man suffering one of the many reasons for night sweats in men, but either way, you may struggle for comfortable sleep and peace of mind. The clinical name is sleep hyperhidrosis or nocturnal hyperhidrosis, but you simply know it as night sweats (or casually as nite sweats). And while much of the health products industry emphasizes menopausal night sweats or hot flashes, male night sweats or andropause night sweats are not uncommon and can be just as frustrating.

I discovered several things to help me, both in terms of diet and supplements as well as cool products to wear or to use while I fought my sweating while sleeping. With this site, I hope to share with you what really worked for me and hopefully save you some of the time and money I wasted.
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What Causes Night Sweats?

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Everyone is different; I will try to elucidate the most common and most serious conditions which cause night sweat, including those well beyond my own experience. What causes night sweats for one person may be very different for another person suffering from sleep hyperhidrosis and sometimes the signs of serious illness manifest themselves differently in different people.

Keep in mind sometimes the cause is relatively simple. It can be related to diurnal variation, which is a natural change in body temperature during the day — a lower body temperature is common in the morning and in the evening a higher body temperature is common. This normal change can cause sweating, especially when combined with a warm room or using too many covers while sleeping.

Among the other causes of night sweating you should note and consider are the following:

• Idiopathic Hyperhidrosis, known as Nocturnal Hyperhidrosis when it occurs while sleeping.
• Diet and Personal Habits
• Certain foods and food allergies
• High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure and Heart Conditions
• Caffeine, Alcohol (especially Alcohol Withdrawal), Drugs and Smoking (Nicotine)
• Menopause Night Sweats and Andropause Night Sweats
• Diabetes Insipidus (Type I Diabetes or Type II Diabetes) and Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose)
• Fibromyalgia
• Arthritis, especially Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
• Tuberculosis
• Sleep Apnea
• Stroke
• Infectious Diseases, including HIV and AIDS
• Stress and Anxiety
• Chronic Pain
• Depression
• Psychological and Neurological Conditions (sometimes cause cold sweats)
• Specific neurologic conditions may cause severe night sweats, including Autonomic neuropathy, autonomic dysreflexia, and post-traumatic syringomyelia.
• GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), Heartburn or Barrett’s Esophagus
• Any Inflammation, but especially Endocarditis (inflammation of the inner heart valves)
• Medicines, especially antipyretic medicines like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and aspirin.
• Prescription medications, especially antibiotics, mental health medications like Seroquel and other antidepressant medications, may manifest night sweating as a side-effect.
• Uncommon but serious conditions, such as Cancer, especially Lymphoma (Hodgin’s Disease or Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma). In fact, one of the most common symptoms of lymphoma is severe night sweating.

I’ll try to address all these hyperhidrosis concerns with a comprehensive approach that will address broad matters such as diet to clever little tricks such as running cool water over your wrists to cool your overall body temperature. For an expansion on the most common causes of your night sweating, see my new night sweats causes guide.

Night Sweats In Men

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This site is for both women for their hot flashes and men and the sometimes mysterious night sweats men experience. I will address conditions leading to night sweat experienced by both genders. And believe it or not, many doctors believe night sweats in men occur during a kind of andropause phase similar to the more publicized menopause experienced by women.

However, night sweating in men may occur in males of any age. Weight-lifting, weight loss, weight gain, stress and overall diet collectively create a wide range of circumstances for men to develop persistent sweating at night.

It is important you work with your doctor to disqualify any of the common night sweats causes before you isolate and focus on just night sweats in men. I’ve expanded on this topic with a full, dedicated article available here: Night Sweats in Men

Night Sweats In Women

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The most obvious example of night sweats in women are the severe hot flashes suffered by women entering menopause or perimenopause. I know menopause night hot flashes can be among the most futile conditions to combat. For more information and support on the menopausal transition, visit the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

The entire perimenopause phase may involve persevering hot flashes and perimenopause night sweats. However, one promising note is that recent research indicated that women who experience more severe hot flashes and sleep hyperhidrosis during menopause are less likely to develop cancer later. So perhaps those beads of sweat on your brow late in the night are a blessing in disguise.

However night sweating in younger women may occur as a result of low estrogen symptoms. It isn’t uncommon for adolescent girls to experience night sweating as well while their bodies go through dramatic hormonal changes similar to menopause. Rapid weight loss or weight gain may also cause dramatic hormonal fluctuations, which in turn may lead to sweating at night in women or girls of any age.

Pregnancy, of course, is another night sweat cause unique to women. Pregnancy puts stress on the entire feminine anatomy and incurs great fluctuations in hormone balance. Both pregnancy and the postnatal phase may create hormonal conditions ripe for hot flashes and severe sweating at night. Some research indicates that postpartum depression and postnatal hot flashes often occur together.

I expand on night sweat in women further in these articles: night sweats in women and menopause night sweats.

Night Sweats in Children

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I know it isn’t easy, but the first thing you should do if you suspect your child is suffering from night sweating is not panic. As I alluded to earlier, a huge percentage of the population worries about severe night sweating but a much smaller percentage is actually suffering from a serious condition or disease that causes night sweats.

In most cases, night sweats in children occurs when children go to bed after too much activity, they’re wearing pajamas too warm for the temperature in their room, or their blankets and sheets are too heavy and hot. In particular, it isn’t uncommon for kids wearing pajamas with feet (sometimes called footies) to experience a little bit of extra perspiration in their sleep. Most childhood night sweating is related to something innocent.

However, there can be legitimate serious concerns as well. If your child continues to experience excessive perspiration after he or she falls asleep or cold sweats while sleeping despite a change of pajamas, room temperature and bedding, you should consult your pediatrician. While almost all the conditions I noted in the section about night sweats causes may apply to children, there are a few that are more common causes of night sweats in children.

Hyperthyroidism may cause sleep hyperhidrosis in children. This means your child’s little body is producing too many thyroid hormones. If your child has been experiencing weight loss and unusual fatigue or lethargy, hyperthyroidism may be a possibility. Another common medical problem which may cause your child to sweat at night is diabetes. If your child is experiencing excessive night sweats, I encourage you to discuss the possibility of diabetes with your child’s doctor.

The most common night sweats children suffer occur as a result of a fever from an infection, with common culprits being bronchitis, strep (Streptococcal pharyngitis), a sinus infection or pneumonia.

A common symptom of Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease often affecting the lungs, is sweating at night or sweating while asleep. TB can weaken your child’s immune system, making him or her more susceptible to other bacteria.

Perhaps the most serious underlying condition that may lead to severe night sweating is cancer. This is rare, so don’t panic, but nocturnal hyperhidrosis can be an early symptom of various cancers, in particular lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease. The kind of night sweats cancer causes often involves sudden, severe perspiration. One of the first lymphoma symptoms an oncologist will look for will be severe night sweating.

Learn more on this sensitive issue in my night sweats in children guide. Regardless, you should always consult your primary care physician or pediatrician if you have any concerns about night sweats in children. While it is my aim to help you, you should never diagnose your child based on information on the Internet. Always seek direct help from a medical professional.

Night Sweats Treatment

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While you will find a wide range of night sweats treatments these days, not all of them will work for everyone. The best place to start is with simple, safe and common sense solutions. For example, humans often prefer a cooler temperature for sleeping than they find comfortable while awake. If possible, try sleeping in slightly cooler temperature before you rush to conclusions about any underlying conditions. Along the same line of reasoning, try using lighter and more breathable materials for your sleepwear or pajamas and your sheets or blankets. I suggest a 100 percent cotton or linen for the material. You might even try a wicking pajama (Cool-Jams makes some great ones).

To supplement these common sense approaches, you might implement a bedfan or use a cooling pillow called a chillow. These safe, natural products have helped me a great deal. If you would like to try supplements, women often use black cohosh for hot flashes (although it didn’t work for me) while a niacin-free vitamin b complex (niacin can cause flushing, which in turn can trigger night sweat) or a magnesium supplement may help. However, if your hot flashes or night sweats persist and your doctor has ruled out any underlying condition or disease, you might have to bring out the more aggressive remedies or therapies.

These include using a strong antiperspirant, aluminum chloride hexahydrate. It requires a prescription and can be found under the brand name Drysol. It is basically a prescription-strength version of your common grocery store or drug store antiperspirant. It is very effective for underarm sweat (axillary hyperhidrosis) but it can cause dryness and irritation. Some researchers are also concerned about the long term effects of bring too much aluminum into the bloodstream.

Iontophoresis is another method used to treat excessive sweating. It pushes a very light electrical charge across your skin to temporarily minimize your sweat ducts. This usually must be administered by a medical professional, although some home devices are available through a medical prescription.

Sometimes it isn’t about what you do but what you don’t do. The kind of night sweats stress causes requires reducing anxiety while the kind of night sweats alcohol causes requires cutting alcoholic beverages from your diet.

For additional help and a more comprehensive discussion of night sweating treatments, please read my full page on the subject: Night Sweats Treatment

So whether you suffer from common menopause night sweats or night sweats in men, I hope to provide some helpful, inexpensive techniques for you to try right away.

The night sweats men experience can be quite a bit different than the hot flashes and nights sweats experienced by women, so I’m sure this site will develop divergent areas.

Thank you for visiting Night Sweats and I wish you a healthy and comfortable night’s sleep.

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Medical Night Sweats Symptoms and Causes

While night sweats are sometimes caused by factors related to the sleep environment, there are some medical conditions that can cause sweating while sleeping as well. Be aware that most medical cases of sleep hyperhidrosis involve a complete drenching of the bedding and bed clothes, while night sweating caused by the sleep environment generally don’t cause severe perspiration.

Menopause

Menopause is the most common cause of night sweats in women. Symptoms include hot flashes both while awake and while asleep. Menopause night sweats may be severe enough to drench sheets and bedclothes. When triggered by menopause, night sweating may also be accompanied by a feeling of anxiety and an increased heart rate.

Low Estrogen

Often but not always related to menopause is the phenomenon of low estrogen. Low estrogen symptoms may begin to occur far before menopause, as early as 15 years beforehand. However, other hormonal shifts may occur in both men and women that lead to low estrogen. Night sweats in women under 30 may occur as a result of puberty, pregnancy and extreme fitness regiments or extreme diet routines.

Andropause

Night sweats in men can be caused by hormone imbalances. Typically imbalances in testosterone can cause sweating while sleeping, sometimes cold sweats as well.

Cancer

While cancers can cause night sweating, they are likely present with other symptoms as well. Unexplained weight loss, fevers, fatigue as well as night sweat could be an indication of a much more serious condition. If you even remotely think cancer is a possibility, I urge you to discuss the matter with your doctor. You might also visit the American Cancer Society for more focused and specialized information on cancer.

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Hypoglycemia

If you’re diabetic and experience night time sweating, be sure to check your blood sugar. If your blood sugar drops at night, you may experience night sweating as a side effect. Low blood sugar is an indication that hypoglycemia is the cause.

Infections

If you experience sweating at night along with any kind of symptom of infection such as fever, fatigue, decreased appetite or a cough, be sure to seek medical attention.

Note that hypoglycemia and infections are the most common causes of night sweats in children.

Night Sweats Symptoms Triggered by Sleep Environment

In many cases, sweating while sleeping is caused by an individual’s sleep environment rather than by a medical condition. Here are some night sweat symptoms which usually indicate that your sleep environment is the problem:

• Mild sweating at night, where you perspire just enough to dampen hair, pajamas and possibly bedding but not enough to drench you bedding or night sweats sleepwear.
• Night sweating that occurs along with disturbing dreams.
• Night sweating that occurs in a room that is overheated or in a bed with an overly warm bed partner or heavy blankets.

To put it simply, these symptoms might collectively be called non-clinical sleep hyperhidrosis. You’re experiencing sweating at night, but you’re not really experiencing a serious, medical case of night sweats.

Delayed Night Sweats Symptoms

Some conditions have multiple components. If you experience sweating at night, and also have one of these symptoms during the day, it’s a good idea to consult with your doctor as it could be an indication of a more serious condition.

• Back pain
• Fever
• Unintentional weight loss
• Coughing
• Wheezing
• Abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Swelling in the neck or under the arms

Night sweats can be a disturbing experience. Pay attention to any other changes in your health and body, both at night and during the day. If you rule out sleep environment causes and still experience night sweats symptoms, please consult your physician for advice and treatment options.
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