Reasons for sweaty palms in babies

Babies nowadays seem to be more difficult to raise than before. A little problem can make the whole family busy. In fact, if you go out and communicate more with other mothers, you will find that many babies are in this situation. In the past, children wore layers of clothes on the left and right, but now children wear less than adults, and they will sweat if they wear a little more. So today we will take you to a detailed understanding of why babies have sweaty palms.

Sweating a lot is a characteristic of babies. Sweat is secreted by the sweat glands in the skin, which are one of the important structures of the human skin for regulating body temperature. Children have active metabolism and a lot of activity, especially infants and young children, whose skin contains more water and has more microvessels on the surface of the skin, so more water evaporates from the skin. Besides, children have poor self-regulation ability for cold and heat, and they like to sweat even at night, which is normal. Is it normal or a disease for babies to sweat too much? Excessive secretion of sweat glands in babies is called hyperhidrosis. There are two main reasons for baby's excessive sweating: physiological excessive sweating and pathological excessive sweating.

Physiological hyperhidrosis 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 sweating 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. Pathological hyperhidrosis is caused by excessive sweating in babies due to certain diseases. The baby sweats a lot when he is quiet or after falling asleep at night. The sweat can wet the pillow and clothes. This 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.

The above is what I want to introduce to you today about the sweating of baby’s palms. I hope it will be helpful to you. In fact, parents and friends do not need to worry too much. Children sweat more easily than adults. As long as it is not too serious, you don’t need to worry about it. If you are worried, you can take your baby to the hospital for some relevant examinations to see if the baby’s physical signs are normal. I hope this can help everyone.