Patient's question:
How to treat night sweats in children? Do I need to go to the hospital for treatment? How long does it take to improve? Please help me!Doctor's answer:
Children sweat while sleeping; generally, children are energetic and active, so they sweat more often than adults. Additionally, children who are weak, frail, or suffering from rickets or tuberculosis may also sweat. Various trace elements in the human body are excreted through sweating, including zinc. Among these, zinc is an essential trace element for the human body. It is closely related to children's growth and development, immune function, vision, and sexual development. Children have a high demand for zinc during their growth and development. Excessive sweating can lead to zinc deficiency, and children who sweat excessively have a significantly higher incidence of zinc deficiency compared to normal children. Zinc deficiency reduces the body's immune level, particularly the resistance of the respiratory and digestive tracts, causing recurrent infections. This can further weaken the child's constitution and exacerbate hyperhidrosis, creating a vicious cycle. Supplement with zinc.