Severe Night Neck Sweats

[Sheryl]

Mobi is recovering from dengue fever (unrelated to the neck sweats which long predated it) so don't know if he is online much

As we can see from all the replies it is a common problem

Possibly the type of pillow/pillow case and position in which the person sleeps plays a role

[LaoPo]

Mobi is recovering from dengue fever (unrelated to the neck sweats which long predated it) so don't know if he is online much

As we can see from all the replies it is a common problem

Possibly the type of pillow/pillow case and position in which the person sleeps plays a role

I'm sorry to hear that about Mobi; hope he recovers soon. Must be horrible next to his other problems.

I do have severe neck sweats also, sleep with a towel around my pillow, the room is cool (Europe) and have to turn the pillow a few times during the night. But sometimes I wake up, completely soaked, not just the neck

But I also have regular sweats all over my body during daytime and my wife says I have a very hot body all the time. I only use 1 x Allopurinol 100 mg for gout prevention in the morning (but only since a few months) and 1 x Alfusozine HCI 10 mg for easing my pee problem, in the evening.

I don't drink any alcohol since 2 years, don't smoke and don't use Viagra or other stuff.

I do have an enlarged prostate though but so far nothing serious since I had a check just recently (biopsy). I also had a colonoscopy but all is ok.

But, I've had "sweats" since a long time so I don't think it's anything new other than that it seems to increase the last few years.

The pillow check is a good thing and I will start with that asap next to seeing an Endocrinologist if my doctor knows a good one.

Does anybody else have the same kind of sweats if they think about something nasty, bad things happening, uncomfortable feelings etc. ???? I have those sudden sweat explosions if I experience or think about those things...like now, even my arms are sweaty and wet, my chest, my back....nasty and uncomfortable.

Well, sorry to bother you...no sweat !

LaoPo

[FBN]

Neck sweats or sweating more in the "blush" area of the body (upper chest and neck) can be normal if there are no other symptoms of course. Just an anatomical thing with the blood supply and blood vessel responsiveness in this area.

If severe, getting cotton pillow cases and other absorbent material for a pillow will also help.

Increased sweating (Hyperhidrosis) has many causes and a quick google search will also provide some info.

[zorro1]

What Causes Night Sweats?

There are many causes of night sweats including:HIV infection - Night sweats can be just another symptom of HIV infection or they can be a sign of another infection such as the bacterial infection Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and the fungal infection histoplasmosis.

Tuberculosis (TB)

Endocrine disorders such as diabetes and menopause.

Pregnancy

Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.

Certain medications such as those used to control fever

alcohol consumption

I agree with Sheryl here. And since it looks like you have done regular medical checks and don't drink i would bet my money on apnea.

I do have them time to time, not whole body but only my head soaking the pillow. Wife tells me that sometimes i have long breaks in my breathing while sleeping. Especially after few beers. Been feeling tired for years and regularly sleep 10 to 12 hrs a night still feeling tired. I guess i should make a trip to sleeping clinic myself...

I have it, good lord man get to a sleep clinic. It will kill you in the end, stroke, diabetes, heart attack. If you stop breathing for long periods there is a 99% you have it especially after drinking as it over relaxes the the throat muscles. Many people die in there sleep because the brain forgets and is to drunk to remind them they need to breath again. Good luck

[LaoPo]

What Causes Night Sweats?

There are many causes of night sweats including:HIV infection - Night sweats can be just another symptom of HIV infection or they can be a sign of another infection such as the bacterial infection Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and the fungal infection histoplasmosis.

Tuberculosis (TB)

Endocrine disorders such as diabetes and menopause.

Pregnancy

Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.

Certain medications such as those used to control fever

alcohol consumption

I agree with Sheryl here. And since it looks like you have done regular medical checks and don't drink i would bet my money on apnea.

I do have them time to time, not whole body but only my head soaking the pillow. Wife tells me that sometimes i have long breaks in my breathing while sleeping. Especially after few beers. Been feeling tired for years and regularly sleep 10 to 12 hrs a night still feeling tired. I guess i should make a trip to sleeping clinic myself...

I have it, good lord man get to a sleep clinic. It will kill you in the end, stroke, diabetes, heart attack. If you stop breathing for long periods there is a 99% you have it especially after drinking as it over relaxes the the throat muscles. Many people die in there sleep because the brain forgets and is to drunk to remind them they need to breath again. Good luck

Zorro1: Maybe you didn't realize you were much closer to the truth than anticipated:

Sleep apnea raises death risk 46 percent: study

Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:41pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Severe sleep apnea raises the risk of dying early by 46 percent, U.S. researchers reported Monday, but said people with milder sleep-breathing problems do not share that risk.

They said people with severe breathing disorders during sleep were more likely to die from a variety of causes than similar people without such sleep disorders. The risks are most obvious in men aged 40 to 70, Naresh Punjabi of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and colleagues found.

Sleep apnea is caused by a collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Strong snoring can be a symptom but what makes apnea different are numerous brief interruptions in breathing.

Sleep apnea is closely linked with obesity, high blood pressure, heart failure and stroke, but researchers have not been able to clearly quantify how much more likely it makes a person to die.

Punjabi's team studied 6,400 men and women for an average of eight years. Those who started with major sleep apnea were 46 percent more likely to die from any cause, regardless of age, sex, race, weight or smoking, they reported in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine.

Men aged 40 to 70 with severe sleep-disordered breathing were twice as likely to die from any cause as healthy men the same age, they reported in the study -- available online here

"Among men, 42.9 percent did not have sleep-disordered breathing, 33.2 percent had mild disease, 15.7 percent had moderate disease, and 8.2 percent had severe disease," they wrote.

They said about 25 percent of the women had mild sleep apnea, 8 percent had moderate disease and 3 percent had severely disordered breathing.

The researchers, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, said people with milder sleep-breathing disorders were not more likely to die early.

The NHLBI estimates 12 million adult Americans have sleep apnea, but most are not diagnosed or treated. The National Sleep Foundation puts the number at 18 million.

"In severe sleep apnea a patient's airway is blocked while the patient suffers for 20 to 30 seconds and wakes up.

"When it becomes this frequent -- 30 times per hour -- about every two minutes it is severe sleep apnea and can become a problem," said Dr. David Rapoport of New York University, who worked on the study.

"The best treatment for sleep apnea is weight loss. However, the most successful treatment can be a nasal CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) mask that applies pressure to help keep the airways of a patient open while they sleep, allowing normal breathing," he added in a statement.

"Another possible helpful treatment is surgery. That may include tonsil removal," said Rapoport. "A mouth guard that pulls a patient's mouth forward is another option."

A small Canadian company, Victhom Human Bionics Inc., has filed a patent on a new device to detect sleep apnea, which must usually be diagnosed in a sleep lab and Medtronic Inc. makes sleep apnea devices.

From:

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/...ame=ushealth200

LaoPo

[ageless]

This forum came up when I googled "night neck sweats" which I did because I have had them lately too. I am nearing 70 ( all too fast) and apart from slightly high cholesterol, and subclinical hypothiroidism, am in perfect health. No apnea, no diabetes though my blood sugar is a bit high. No meds. ( Except a couple paracetemol for a sore back lately . .side effect??)

We got a new AC a couple weeks ago and leave it on all night. That is all that has changed. It is on kinda high (27) and a light blanket is all that I need. I sleep naked.

Now the curious thing is that under the blanket, where it is warmer, I dont sweat at all. On the pillow, I sweat buckets. I have to flip the pillow and later in the night exchange it for another pillow. This is probably to do with the AC, but I am not enough of a scientist to figure out why the coolest part of my body . .. my head and neck . . .sweat, while the rest of my body is warm and cozy . .and DRY!

It has become annoying though and I worry that it is a symptom of something . .other than a too high AC.

[LaoPo]

This forum came up when I googled "night neck sweats" which I did because I have had them lately too. I am nearing 70 ( all too fast) and apart from slightly high cholesterol, and subclinical hypothiroidism, am in perfect health. No apnea, no diabetes though my blood sugar is a bit high. No meds. ( Except a couple paracetemol for a sore back lately . .side effect??)

We got a new AC a couple weeks ago and leave it on all night. That is all that has changed. It is on kinda high (27) and a light blanket is all that I need. I sleep naked.

Now the curious thing is that under the blanket, where it is warmer, I dont sweat at all. On the pillow, I sweat buckets. I have to flip the pillow and later in the night exchange it for another pillow. This is probably to do with the AC, but I am not enough of a scientist to figure out why the coolest part of my body . .. my head and neck . . .sweat, while the rest of my body is warm and cozy . .and DRY!

It has become annoying though and I worry that it is a symptom of something . .other than a too high AC.

I'm experiencing the same...hope someone can give a plausible answer. Hope so.

LaoPo