Night sweats while sleeping are a common phenomenon. Modern medicine does not have a name for night sweats. Traditional Chinese medicine refers to this phenomenon of abnormal and uncontrollable sweating during sleep that stops immediately after waking up. Night sweats. The secretion of sweat in the human body is controlled by the central nervous system. If various factors cause central nervous system disorders and cause excessive excitement of the sympathetic nerves, increased sweat secretion will occur. So how should people who face this phenomenon in their bodies regulate their bodies? Let’s take a look.
Causes of night sweats
Night sweats refer to sweating when falling asleep and stopping sweating after waking up. In addition to Qi and Yin deficiency, it is more common in Yin deficiency and internal heat. In addition, night sweats are more common in children, and are often caused by incompatibility between camp and health, yin deficiency and internal heat. In addition, children’s yang energy is relatively strong, and metabolism in the body produces a lot of heat, so they should not misuse tonics. However, it should also be noted that excessive sweating in children accompanied by noise, crying at night, and loss of occipital hair may be due to calcium deficiency.
Common phenomena of night sweats
Mild night sweats: usually occur after falling asleep deeply, or around 5 o'clock in the morning, or 1 to 2 hours before waking up. The patient's body will have a small amount of Sweat, no longer sweating after waking up.
Moderate night sweats: usually occur shortly after falling asleep, followed by sweating all over the body, with a large amount of sweat, and no longer sweating after waking up. The patient will feel dry in the mouth and throat. After wiping off the sweat on his body, he will no longer sweat when he goes to sleep.
Severe night sweats: usually occur shortly after falling asleep or when about to fall asleep. The patient will sweat profusely all over the body. Although the sweating may gradually stop after waking up, the patient will still be sweating profusely when falling asleep again, seriously affecting sleep. . Such patients will also suffer from symptoms such as irritability, dry mouth, weight loss, fatigue, and dry stool.
Night sweat treatment
Treatment is mainly based on nourishing yin, clearing away heat and dissipating heat internally. Prescriptions such as Danggui Liuhuang Decoction, Maiwei Dihuang Pills, Zhibai Dihuang Pills and Liuwei Dihuang Pills can be used. . For compatibility, raw rehmannia glutinosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, Digupi bark, mulberry leaves and other medicines can be used. If the heat is excessive, Coptis chinensis can be added. For excessive sweating, keel bone, oysters, raw astragalus, etc. can be added. Night sweats may also be related to imbalance of yin and yang, superficial deficiency and exposure to wind. Symptoms include sweating, fear of wind, aches and pains all over the body, cold and hot intermittently, or half-body sweating, or localized sweating, white coating, and slow pulse. The treatment is to harmonize Yingwei. Method, use Guizhi Decoction and so on. There are also liver-fire and damp-heat steaming night sweats caused by emotional discomfort, overeating spicy and fatty food, excessive dampness and heat in the body, etc. Symptoms include hot sweating all over the body, easily sticky sweat, red and hot face, irritability, bitter taste in the mouth, and urination. Yellow color, thin yellow tongue coating, stringy and rapid pulse; treatment is to clear the liver and relieve heat, remove dampness and regulate nutrients, and use Longdan Xiegan Decoction and other modifications. Therefore, night sweats should not be supplemented indiscriminately, but should be treated based on syndrome differentiation and clearing up.
Children with night sweats should seek medical treatment promptly to rule out the disease and use appropriate medication for treatment. If there is no disease, you should not take supplements on your own. You can adjust your diet, reduce the intake of fats and sweets, eat more fruits and vegetables, wear appropriate clothing and quilts, and increase outdoor exercise.