Why Do I Sweat in Bursts? What Could Be the Cause?

Some people experience episodic sweating, which means they sometimes sweat and sometimes do not. This kind of manifestation is relatively common, and the cause of this symptom may be due to vegetative nerve dysfunction. When this kind of manifestation appears, it is necessary to promptly go to the hospital for relevant examination and diagnosis. Vegetative nerve dysfunction is usually caused by prolonged mental stress, excessive psychological pressure, or stimulation of the spirit, resulting in a group of syndromes. Vegetative nerve dysfunction is also known as autonomic nervous dysfunction.

What Causes Episodic Sweating?

This kind of situation is generally more common in elderly female patients, and it is considered to be caused by vegetative nerve dysfunction, which is due to excessive sweating caused by sympathetic nerve excitement. It is more common in patients with menopausal syndrome. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is considered that kidney yin deficiency and yin deficiency fire hyperactivity can lead to symptoms such as five-heart heat, tidal fever and night sweats, red cheeks and dry mouth, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, vertigo and tinnitus, irritability and insomnia, yellow urine, and constipation. At the same time, it may also be accompanied by symptoms such as moodiness, irritability, and liver qi stagnation. Therefore, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment of this condition mainly focuses on nourishing the liver and kidney, nourishing yin and reducing fire, and soothing the liver and relieving depression, according to the doctor's advice for medication.

Vegetative Nerve Dysfunction

Vegetative nerve dysfunction is a group of syndromes caused by long-term mental stress, excessive psychological pressure, anger, and stimulation of the spirit, also known as autonomic nervous dysfunction. The autonomic nervous system consists of two major systems: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. It mainly controls myocardial, smooth muscle, visceral activities, and glandular secretions, and is regulated by the cerebral cortex and hypothalamus, and is not controlled by the will. Under normal conditions, the functionally opposite sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves are in mutual balance and restraint. In these two nervous systems, when one side plays a positive role, the other side plays a negative role, balancing, coordinating, and controlling the physiological activities of the body, which is the function of the vegetative nerve. If the balance of the vegetative nervous system is disrupted, various functional disorders will occur. Vegetative nerve dysfunction is a syndrome mainly characterized by visceral dysfunction (also accompanied by somatic symptoms), including symptoms of dysfunction in the circulatory system, digestive system, respiratory system, or endocrine system.

Types of Diseases

Vegetative nerve dysfunction is a symptomatic manifestation. Common diseases of vegetative nerve dysfunction include Shy-Grager syndrome, familial autonomic neuropathy, erythromelalgia, spontaneous hyperhidrosis, acute generalized autonomic neuropathy, Raynaud's disease, progressive fat malnutrition, and hemifacial atrophy.