10-year-old child sweating while sleeping

Children sweating a lot when they sleep is a problem for many parents. This situation has happened to most children. Children are the focus of the family, and children's problems are issues that parents pay special attention to. Children always sweat when they sleep, and even sweat a lot throughout the night. What is going on with this situation? Why do they sweat so much? Next, let's take a look at the specific reasons that cause children to sweat a lot when they sleep.

1. Active metabolism

Since children are in a stage where they can grow fast without any need for supervision, their metabolic rate is high. In addition, children are lively by nature and will play games with Zhou Gong even in their sleep. Therefore, children's heads will often sweat after falling asleep.

2. Eating high-calorie foods before going to bed

Children may also sweat if they drink milk, malted milk or eat chocolate before going to bed. Some parents give their children milk, malted milk, etc. before they go to bed. After the children fall asleep, the body produces a lot of heat, which is mainly dissipated through sweating through the skin.

3. Lots of sports

Some active children exercise a lot during the day and generate a lot of heat. The body is unable to dissipate the excess heat through sweating, so the heat accumulates in the child's body, and the child's body temperature can reach around 38°C at night. After a child falls asleep, the heat generated decreases and the sensitivity of the sympathetic nerves decreases, so the body dissipates excess heat through sweating to maintain normal body temperature.

The weather is hot and humid in summer, and if the indoor environment is stuffy, it is natural for children to sweat. However, in the cold winter, parents may dress their children in too many clothes when they sleep because they are worried that they will catch a cold. This situation can also cause physiological night sweats in children.

How to take care of children who sweat a lot while sleeping

1. Find the cause of excessive sweating

If a mother finds that her child is sweating a lot, she should first look for the cause. If excessive sweating is physiological, mothers do not need to worry too much. Just eliminate external factors that cause the child to sweat excessively. If the excessive sweating is pathological, you need to find the cause and treat it accordingly.

Parents can put a dry, soft towel or handkerchief behind their child's back and neck before they go to bed. If the towel or handkerchief becomes wet with sweat, replace it with a new one in time until the child stops sweating. Doing so can not only ensure that the child's back and neck remain dry, but also prevent them from catching a cold after sweating.

3. Give your child a bath frequently

Bathe your child frequently to keep his skin clean. Apply talcum powder to areas where children sweat more, such as the neck, back, and armpits, to keep the skin dry.

4. Add or remove clothing and blankets appropriately

Pay attention to your child’s clothing and blankets. If you dress or cover your child too much, causing him to sweat profusely and his clothes to become wet with sweat, and if the clothes are not changed in time, the child will use his own body temperature to dry the wet clothes, which will make him easily catch a cold and cause a cold, fever and cough. Children who sweat excessively may become dehydrated due to excessive water loss in their bodies.