I have frequent night sweats, what's the cause? I checked online and the causes are a bit exaggerated.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Excessive sweating, when and if associated with a particular set of signs and symptoms (what we label as red flags since they raise concern), can be worrisome. These signs and symptoms include:- fever... Read More
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Why does my body gets itchy after a bath? I changed my shampoo and the water temperature but in vain.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Cholinergic urticaria is a common physical urticaria (type of skin rash or reaction) that is caused by sweating. It is sometimes referred to as heat bumps due to the appearance of the rash, which usua... Read More
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Why do some doctors say that going to the sauna and sweating helps in shedding calories while in fact sweat is just water and is not related to calorie burning?
Dr. Ziad Tannous,
Orthopedic Surgery
- Because the elevated temperature in the saunas increase your heart rate subsequently leading to a pseudo cardio exercise. A 10 min sauna stay is equivalent to 30 min of Cardio.
PS: do not stay longe... Read More
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Can propanolol relieve anxiety and if used once. should continue for life ?
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- Propranolol hydrochloride blocks the effects of certain chemicals in the body. It can be used to reduce heart rate, to help the heart beat more regularly, to reduce the heart's work and to lower ... Read More
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I have a headache and soreness in the mouth from the inside and sweat continuously. Is this a disease?What is the disease?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- If you could mention the region of the sweating, it would be very helpful in determine which disease it might be, if it is one.
Please also mention if you had a parotid surgery, because one of its co... Read More
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ما سبب التعرق بالليل؟
Dr. Kassem El-Houcheimi,
Orthopedic Surgery
- قد يكون سببه بعض الأدوية أو وجود عدوى مثل داء البروسيلات والغدد الصماء أو أسباب نفسية في الأصل بالإضافة إلى عوامل أخرى.
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I have all the symptoms of a fever: headache, teary eyes, sweating and shivering...But whenever I take my temperature, it's never over 37.5. (Normally it's between 36.5 and 37). Is that normal?
Dr. Paul Yazbek,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- Yes it's normal,
Sometimes when the virus infection goes into the blood (Viremia), it causes chills, sweating, feverishness with no elevations in temperature.
Drink a lot of water and take antip... Read More
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