Night sweats are episodes of profuse sweating at night during sleep. Typically, a person will complain that they wake up in the middle of the night absolutely drenched with sweat. Night sweats may occur in many known diseases, some serious, some not so serious, but the majority of them are chronic and involve some sort of inflammatory component. Aj :) Men 40 plus can go through Andropause similar to a woman's Menopause and it can cause night sweats and is normal. Also nightmares can give you night sweats.
The medical term for excessive sweating is called hyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis
The condition of excessive sweating is called hyperhydrosis.
Hyperhidrosis is the medical term meaning excessive perspiration.
nocturnal hyperhidrosis or sleep hyperhidrosis
sleep hyperhidrosis
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