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03 Feb 2012, 6:02 pm

Hi - have you seen similar thing?

My boy, when he sleeps (not otherwise) sweats so much that, pillow gets wet (mostly head) but sometimes, even his shirt gets wet...he being sensitive to wet head/ hair/ body...will get irritated and needs drying with towel so much that he feels better.

It almost seems like a microwave heating his head...poor fellow, I dont know what is going on in his brain!!

Any pointers towards, why this could be and any solutions appreciated.

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03 Feb 2012, 6:04 pm

Well does he cover up with blankets? maybe the blankets are too warm......I know I tend to sweat a lot more when I'm sleeping, sometimes I'll even resort to sleeping in my underwear with just a light blanket to avoid that. Also what sort of material is the pillow case made out of, some materials seem to be warmer then others so if its like a super soft material that could be a factor.


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03 Feb 2012, 6:22 pm

Night sweats can be a symptom of sleep apnea. Some night watch his breathing for a few minutes while he's sleeping. If you detect anything abnormal ask his doctor about a sleep study.


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03 Feb 2012, 6:56 pm

smannar wrote:
Hi - have you seen similar thing?

My boy, when he sleeps (not otherwise) sweats so much that, pillow gets wet (mostly head) but sometimes, even his shirt gets wet...he being sensitive to wet head/ hair/ body...will get irritated and needs drying with towel so much that he feels better.

It almost seems like a microwave heating his head...poor fellow, I dont know what is going on in his brain!!

Any pointers towards, why this could be and any solutions appreciated.

Thanks



Does he have the heat on in his room? You can close the vent and open the window or have him sleep with no blankets and sheets and no pajamas.

I used to get hot easily and sweat so I always had a window open or sweaters and coats off. It helped.

If you live somewhere where it's warm all year around, he can have a fan on him and sleep with nothing on or sleep without any blankets and sheets.



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04 Feb 2012, 3:29 am

smannar wrote:
Hi - have you seen similar thing?

My boy, when he sleeps (not otherwise) sweats so much that, pillow gets wet (mostly head) but sometimes, even his shirt gets wet...he being sensitive to wet head/ hair/ body...will get irritated and needs drying with towel so much that he feels better.

It almost seems like a microwave heating his head...poor fellow, I dont know what is going on in his brain!!

Any pointers towards, why this could be and any solutions appreciated.

Thanks


Night sweats can be a sign of various medical conditions, sleep apnea only being one of them, as the other poster pointed out. You should ask your son's doctor about this.



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04 Feb 2012, 1:24 pm

See a doctor.
There are many conditions that have sweating as a symptom. It could be allergies, or apnea, or heart conditions, or hormonal conditions...

Nothing we can diagnose over this forum.


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04 Feb 2012, 3:40 pm

This happened with our son. When we first had him seen by a psychiatrist, he had us start him on melatonin at bedtime, that did the trick. That was in 2008, he takes it to this day.



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05 Feb 2012, 9:35 am

My son has also always had the intense night sweats. Soaks his pillow--even when it's winter and cold and we don't have the heat high, and he's in loose cotton. I've also had melatonin recommended--haven't tried it yet.
But I do keep wondering about his thyroid, etc. Going to try to convince a doctor to do a blood test. I hate the 'you worry too much, it's nothing' attitude from so many doctors though.



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05 Feb 2012, 12:44 pm

Thanks for ur replies...
I get it, may be it may not be directly related to his spectrum...had discussed it with his doctor, but didn't alert high enough, will do it again... Another thing we noticed is, as soon as he falls asleep, he sweats in 5 minutes and if we fan his head during that time, he is fine.

I was only trying to look at all symptoms and see if there is any clue anywhere as to what happens in his very young mind!

Thanks guys for ur support!



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06 Feb 2012, 8:39 am

Mayo Clinic has a symptom finder, here's what they post on night sweats: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/night-sweats/MY00576

DS used to have this, but I forgot about it because it was in tandem with night terrors, which made it pretty easy to explain. You expect heavy sweating from somebody screaming in terror.