susan0101 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 After speaking with another mother recently who has a child with tics, I discovered both of our children sweat a lot at night - even on a cold winter night. I've been taking my son to an acupuncturist for about 8 weeks now and seeing some results. Before I mentioned my son's night sweats, the acupuncturist told me he had an excessive amount of heat in him which was partially causing his "imbalance". I told him I wasn't surprised to hear that because my child is always warm. Has anyone else noticed this about their child? Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnas Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Interesting that you mention this. My husband and I have always said that our son is a "hottie" at night. He does sweat and just not seem to need or want covers like my other kids. Since a young age he has refused to wear anything but underwear to bed. He hates pj's. My other kids LOVE their pj's and blankies! Ronna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad_ccl Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 My son also sweats at night. Like Ronna's son my son prefers to wear little to sleep, in the winter it is a struggle to get him into pjs and often he goes without and does not wake up cold. Meanwhile, I have three layers on and still feel cold. He is never cold even on the coldest winter days. I think he would go without a coat and hat if I did not insist. The few things I have noticed in recent weeks/months - since his tics have improved so much, is that he is more willing to wear pjs at night, he likes to be tucked in with the blankets ( he used to sleep with no blankets on top) and in the last few nights when his tics have almost completely disappeared ( hooray) he has asked that all the lights be off in his room. He always wanted all the lights on, not just night lights, but often the overhead light as well. I had taken notice of his wanting to turn out the lights but had not put much thought into the pj's thing. I wonder if this is common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I'm the opposite. I wake up freezing cold in the winter and summer. I sleep with a lot of blankets. I don't like using a sheet. To sleep I have to have atleast one cover on. Carolyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 yes, Susan, my son also seems to overheat easily and sleeps with light covers and a fan on even when it is cool weather (infrequent here in Florida ) He used to sleep-sweat even as an infant! Now that he is older, he finds that sleeping with one foot outside the covers seems to help him stay cooler and comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giselle Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Hi there, my son, 7 is completely drenched almost all night long! Just starting this journey and reading all that I can - another weird fact to add to our litany of observations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Jennifer Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 This is tipically an indication of the sulfation pathways not working correctly. Another thing you may be noticing are red ears or cheeks that seem to appear out of the blue. Exposure to phenols aggravate the situation. Phenols require large amounts of sulphur to process and phenols strain the sulfation process even more. Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Hi Susan, My son Karl sweats terribly during the first couple of hours of sleep. He then tends to cool down a bit and his body temperature seems more normal. He's 5 years old. His 3 1/2 year old brother Graham (who does not have tics) doesn't sweat like that. I never correlated it to his disorder. Jennifer - What are phenols found in???? Thanks Dara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Jennifer Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Phenols are found in household cleaners, body care products, plastics...those are the synthetic kinds and you also have naturally occuring ones which still cause problems such as citrus, strawberries, grapes. The Feingold organization has put together a pretty comprehensive list of foods high in phenols. Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 I never gave it much thought but now it seems to me that since we started giving our oldest nightly epsom salt baths that he is not sweating like he used to at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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