Patient's question:
My daughter always sweats a lot when she's sleeping, and whether it's day or night, she's always damp all over when she sleeps, with sweat all over her head and hair. We've already dressed her very lightly, but she still sweats.Doctor's answer:
Hello, children have a faster metabolism and their thermoregulatory centers are not yet fully developed, so they can only regulate their body temperature through sweating. Children under two years old often sweat a lot, which is usually related to rickets. For those over three years old, it is often associated with an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system. In traditional Chinese medicine, this abnormal sweating is referred to as spontaneous sweating (during the day) and night sweats (at night), and the causes are often related to a weak constitution. Night sweats in children are due to the body's vigorous growth and metabolism, resulting in more sweating than adults; or they may sweat more when covered with too many blankets while sleeping, which is a normal physiological phenomenon.