Night sweats in the second half of the night may be caused by pediatric metabolism, hormonal disorders during menopause, hyperthyroidism and tuberculosis infection.
1. Exuberant metabolism of children: children’s growth and development is relatively fast, their metabolism is more vigorous, the skin blood vessels expand when sleeping, the indoor environmental temperature is relatively high, the skin secretion of sweat increases, there will be the phenomenon of night sweats.
2. Hormone disorders during menopause: when a woman enters menopause at the age of 45~55, the estrogen and progesterone levels in her body are disrupted, which will cause vasodilation and contraction dysfunction of the cardiovascular system, resulting in hot flashes and sweating, and night sweats in the second half of the night.
3. Hyperthyroidism: patients with hyperthyroidism, due to increased secretion of thyroid hormone in the body, the body will have a series of high metabolic symptoms, and there will be night sweats.
4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection patients, due to the body of the tuberculosis toxin and its metabolites, stimulation of the central nervous system caused by autonomic nervous system disorders, there will be the performance of night sweats.
The causes of night sweats in the second half of the night are many, and it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination if such a situation occurs frequently.