Two-year-old baby sweats on his head while sleeping

Many parents will find that their two-year-old baby is sweating on the head when sleeping, but the weather is not that hot. At this time, they must find the real reason why their baby sweats when sleeping in order to effectively relieve it. There are many diseases that can cause this symptom, such as congenital heart disease and rickets, etc. These diseases are very common.

Sweat is secreted by sweat glands and is an important function of human skin to regulate body temperature. The amount of sweat secreted by sweat glands is related to the development of the sweat glands and the level of autonomic nervous excitability of the body. Because children are in a period of rapid growth and development, their metabolism is the most active, and they are lively and active. They often sweat more than adults. This is a normal physiological phenomenon. When falling asleep at night, you often sweat because the sympathetic nerves are still in an excited state. After entering the deep sleep stage, the sympathetic nerves are inhibited and the amount of sweating gradually decreases in the second half of the night. This is also a normal physiological phenomenon.

Causes of baby sweating while sleeping

Children with rickets may sweat excessively while sleeping at night due to increased sympathetic nerve excitability, but this is only one of many symptoms and is non-specific. Many other diseases, such as malnutrition, tuberculosis, congenital heart disease, hyperthyroidism, etc., also have symptoms of excessive sweating.

Examination and diagnosis of infant sweating during sleep

Combined with other main symptoms and signs for comprehensive analysis, do not think that excessive sweating is rickets and abuse vitamin D preparations. For children under 6 months old, gently press their occipital bone or parietal bone with your fingers, and it feels like a ping-pong ball. Children aged 8 to 9 months have a square head and a large anterior fontanelle, which cannot be closed until 18 months old.

Identification of confusing symptoms of infant sweating while sleeping

Cold sweats during sleep at night: Sweating during sleep is medically called night sweats. It is a disease characterized by abnormal sweating after falling asleep and stopping sweating after waking up.

Combined with other main symptoms and signs for comprehensive analysis, do not think that excessive sweating is rickets and abuse vitamin D preparations. For children under 6 months old, gently press their occipital bone or parietal bone with your fingers, and it feels like a ping-pong ball. Children aged 8 to 9 months have a square head and a large anterior fontanelle, which cannot be closed until 18 months old.