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health advisory Hospital Doctor Yu 2007-11-8 19:09:40

It's not room temperature issue or too many coverings.

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Night sweats severe enough to require the changing of the bed linens can be caused by several things. Some of these are benign while others can be more serious. If the night sweats have persisted for more than a few days it would be in the best interests to go and get examined by your primary care physician.

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Menopause, in a word. Another thing that can result in night sweats is tuberculosis. Don't know if you are a candidate for either of those two, but those come to mind.

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There could be many reasons, you did not say if it was a man or a woman doing the sweating.

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Actually there are some diseases that have it as a symptom.Some are not serious,others are very serious.Just keep your eyes open if other symptoms show up and maybe visit your doctor

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diaphoresis has many causes, from diabetes to AIDS to drinking 3 beers before bed.

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Stress.

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You know possibly there's more to this than meets the eye. I believe this person should go to the doctor.

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There are a lot of things that can cause night sweats. Probably the most common of which is stress and anxiety. Some of the less common reasons can be quite serious. I would recommend that this person see a doctor to get a better idea of what's really going on.

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Fever.

Or night sweats, which if frequent, can be a sign of TB or HIV or a lot of other things.

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I sweat like that sometimes and was told to get my blood sugar checked..it might be a sign of diabetes, but luckily i don't have it, and i hope you don't either.

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