Mary, a 40-year-old high school teacher, was worried. For a week or so, she was experiencing profuse sweating during sleep. This disturbed her sleep and caused inconvenience. When this persisted ...

Waking up drenched in sweat can be unsettling, but night sweats are more than just a nighttime nuisance. While sweating is your body’s natural way of cooling down, excessive perspiration during sleep ...

If you’re waking up covered in sweat and it’s not because there’s a heatwave outside or you're buried under heavy bed linens, then it could be that you’re experiencing night sweats. A study of over ...

There are many reasons for night sweats. The occasional sweaty episode is not usually a cause for concern. Your bedding, pajamas, or bedroom may simply be too warm. Frequent night sweats that soak ...

“Night sweats can have many causes, but often they are related to infections or other causes of inflammation,” says Adam Pont, MD, a gastroenterologist in private practice in New York City. “[Night ...