Why is the child sweating on his head?

Children are in the golden period of growth and development when they are young. At the same time, their metabolism and self-control abilities are not fully developed. Sweating is a form of catharsis for the human body. Therefore, children sometimes experience sweating on their heads due to this uncontrollable physiological factor. Apart from this uncontrollable physiological factor, illness and internal physical weakness are also major causes of sweating on children's heads.

Physiological sweating

Sweating is a kind of nerve reflex in the body. Children are in the stage of growth and development, their physiological metabolism is vigorous, and the regulatory function of the nervous system is not very sound, so they sweat a lot, which is medically called physiological hyperhidrosis. Children with this kind of physiological hyperhidrosis will sweat more obviously in the following situations, such as in summer, when children wear too many or too tight clothes, when children are active, when eating hot food, when they are nervous or scared.

The so-called physiological hyperhidrosis refers to sweating caused by a child who is well-developed, healthy, and not suffering from any disease. Physiological hyperhidrosis is more common in the head and neck, often occurring within half an hour after falling asleep, and sweating stops in about an hour. If the child has no other abnormal symptoms and sweats a lot, it is not because of the child's weak constitution. Parents do not need to worry and no special medication is needed.

Pathological sweating

Children tend to sweat easily after falling asleep at night, often wetting their vests or sheets, and they are prone to illness when they catch a cold. This phenomenon is medically called night sweats. It may be a manifestation of calcium deficiency in children and an early manifestation of rickets. Parents must pay attention to this problem. It turns out that in addition to the growth and development of bones, the development of various body systems also requires the participation of calcium. Calcium deficiency will cause the body's self-regulation system to be disordered, causing a series of neurological symptoms. Night sweats and excessive sweating are common phenomena. Children suffering from tuberculosis, anemia, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases may also sweat excessively. Therefore, when a child has pathological hyperhidrosis, he or she should go to the hospital for treatment in time to rule out the possibility that the hyperhidrosis is caused by certain diseases.