Why do men sweat when they sleep at night?

Nowadays, sweating while sleeping at night is not uncommon. This situation will greatly affect our own sleep quality. It may be caused by our own poor physical fitness. Similar problems often occur. We must add some physical exercise in our daily life to strengthen our physical fitness, which can effectively reduce the probability of this situation. Let me briefly explain why men sweat while sleeping at night.

1. Overall goal

To identify the cause as much as possible, in order to achieve the following goals:

(1) Improve sleep quality and/or increase effective sleep time;

(2) Restore social functions and improve the patient’s quality of life;

(3) Reduce or eliminate the risk of physical diseases related to insomnia or comorbid physical diseases;

(4) Avoid negative effects of drug intervention.

2. Intervention methods

Intervention measures for insomnia mainly include drug therapy and non-drug therapy. For patients with acute insomnia, drug therapy should be applied early. For patients with subacute or chronic insomnia, whether primary or secondary, psychological and behavioral therapy should be used in addition to drug therapy, even for those insomnia patients who have been taking sedatives and hypnotic drugs for a long time. The effective psychological and behavioral treatment method for insomnia is mainly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I).

At present, there is a relative shortage of professional resources in China that can engage in psycho-behavioral therapy. There are not many people with professional qualifications in this field. The use of CBT-I alone will also face compliance issues, so drug intervention still occupies a dominant position in the treatment of insomnia. In addition to psycho-behavioral therapy, other non-drug treatments, such as diet therapy, aromatherapy, massage, homeopathy, light therapy, etc., lack convincing large-sample controlled studies. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of treating insomnia, but due to its special individualized medical model, it is difficult to evaluate it using the modern evidence-based medicine model. The importance of sleep health education should be emphasized, that is, psychological behavioral therapy, drug therapy and traditional medical treatment should be carried out on the basis of establishing good sleep hygiene habits.

Understanding the reasons for sweating at night can help us choose targeted treatment methods. We must pay attention to our nutritional balance in daily life and eat more fruits and vegetables. This can effectively supplement the vitamins we lack in our bodies, effectively reduce the chance of sweating at night, and effectively improve the depth of our sleep.