Why do men sweat when they sleep? What to do if you have sweating?

Sweating while sleeping is a problem for many people, and many men have had this experience. So why do men sweat at night? How to regulate it?

Why do men sweat when they sleep at night?

In clinical practice, spontaneous sweating is also called night sweats. When men sweat at night, it is mostly caused by poor air circulation in the sleeping environment. It can occur alone or it may be due to a certain disease. Male friends who suffer from tuberculosis, endocarditis or malignant tumors such as lymphoma, as well as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, etc., will sweat while sleeping.

If the patient sweats too much or the course of spontaneous sweating and night sweats lasts too long, it will lead to depletion of vital energy, and symptoms of imbalance of yin and yang such as mental fatigue, pale complexion, weakness in the limbs, loss of appetite, susceptibility to colds, and dreaminess in sleep will appear, which will damage the physical and mental health of the human body and even induce other diseases.

You must be vigilant when you sweat at night, because this situation may be a symptom of a certain disease, so patients must go to a regular hospital to find out the cause and prescribe the right medicine according to the cause to achieve a cure. Do not take medicine blindly, which will aggravate the condition and delay treatment.

What should men do if they sweat when sleeping at night?

1. Night sweats are often caused by a bad sleeping environment, so the room where you sleep must be ventilated and the air kept fresh. When conditions permit, adjust the temperature and humidity of the living environment appropriately. For example, the living environment of those with yin deficiency and blood heat should be slightly cooler.

2. Pay attention to health care and use medicine to improve nourishment in time.

3. Pay attention to maintaining a good mood at ordinary times, which is the basis for maintaining health.

4. If night sweats are caused by qi deficiency, it is generally due to poor vasodilator function, which can be adjusted with Buzhong Yiqi Decoction with modifications.

5. Night sweats, palpitations and insomnia caused by insufficient blood in the heart should be treated with blood supplement and heart nourishment, and Guipi Decoction with modifications.

6. The patient's bedding, beds, pajamas, etc. should be washed or dried in the sun frequently to keep them dry, and the patient should take a bath frequently to reduce the irritation of sweat to the skin.

7. You should find out the dietary rules that are beneficial or harmful to your condition, and carry out the dietary therapy that best suits you. Patients with yin deficiency, blood heat, and yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire should abstain from spicy and irritating foods, avoid drinking alcohol, and eat more fresh vegetables that nourish yin and clear heat, so that the secretory function of the sweat glands can be restored firmly on the basis of body health.

8. Strengthen necessary physical exercise, develop regular living habits, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and avoid overwork.

9. Pay attention to diet regulation. The ancients said that "medicine supplements are not as good as food supplements." People who sweat spontaneously should eat chicken, duck, fish, eggs, yam, lentils, mutton, longan, dog meat, etc. People who suffer from night sweats should eat fish, soft-shelled turtle, tortoise, toad, pork liver, white fungus, spinach, cabbage, etc.

10. Drink more water to maintain normal fluid volume in the body.

11. People who suffer from spontaneous sweating should not eat raw or cold vegetables and should eat less cold dishes. People who suffer from night sweats should not eat spicy food and should try to drink less or no alcohol.

12. Moderate sexual intercourse. Qi deficiency and kidney deficiency are also one of the causes of night sweats.