Why does my baby always sweat on the back of his head?

Many parents will find that sweating on the back of their baby's head has become a very common and frequent occurrence. It is a form of excessive sweating and can easily lead to excessive consumption of the body. However, if it is serious, it generally requires adjustment. I believe many people will begin to wonder why children always sweat on the back of their heads? What should we do? Let me analyze it.

Normal reasons

It is mostly normal for babies to sweat excessively, which is medically called physiological hyperhidrosis. For example, the hot weather in summer causes children to sweat excessively; infants and young children sweat on their heads and necks when they just fall asleep, but the sweat decreases after they fall asleep; babies sweat a lot after playing, running and jumping, but are generally in good condition; in winter, babies wear too many clothes, the quilts are too thick at night, and the indoor air-conditioning temperature is too high, causing babies to overheat and sweat a lot. Some babies sweat only on the head and forehead, commonly known as "steamer head". This is also physiological sweating and parents do not need to worry.

Abnormal reasons

Babies sweat too much due to certain diseases, which manifests as sweating a lot when they are quiet or after falling asleep at night. The sweat can wet the pillow and clothes, which is called "pathological sweating." Such as active rickets in infants and young children, active tuberculosis in children, hypoglycemia in children, excessive dose of antipyretics and mental factors, such as excessive excitement and fear. Some babies have endocrine diseases (such as hyperthyroidism, etc.), which can also cause pathological sweating.

In addition to excessive sweating, each disease also has many other disease manifestations. Parents need to take their baby to the hospital for further examinations.

(1) Active rickets. Babies under one year old sweat a lot. If they lack outdoor activities and sun exposure, and do not add cod liver oil and calcium powder in time, parents should observe whether the baby has other symptoms of rickets in addition to sweating.

(2) Active tuberculosis in children. Babies often sweat a lot not only in the first half of the night, but also in the second half of the night before dawn, which is called "night sweats". At the same time, there are poor appetite, low fever in the afternoon (some have high fever), flushed face, weight loss, and some have cough, enlarged liver and spleen, swollen lymph nodes and other symptoms. There is often a history of contact with tuberculosis, and the elderly, parents or nannies in the family suffer from tuberculosis.

(3) Hypoglycemia. It is often seen in the hot summer when babies sweat a lot, refuse to eat at night, and feel listless when waking up in the morning. The children show symptoms of sadness and restlessness, pale complexion, cold sweats, even profuse sweating, and cold limbs.

The above are the reasons why children often sweat at the back of their heads. In addition, there are actually two other reasons. For example, if the child has endocrine abnormalities, especially children with hyperthyroidism, sweating at the back of the head will occur more frequently. If the child is too obese, the sweating will become more serious.