What causes sweating in the middle of the night?

Sweating in the second half of the night or sweating when sleeping is called night sweats. Night sweats may be caused by high ambient temperature, poor autonomic nervous function, or mood, but may also be caused by some diseases. In addition, it is affected by the ambient temperature, if the quilt is thick when sleeping or the ambient temperature is too high, it will also be easy to sweat. In addition, some body diseases, especially endocrine diseases, may also cause sweating, such as hyperthyroidism, or some infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, may cause sweating when sleeping. Therefore, sweating in the second half of the night, if the physical examination is no problem, it may be related to mood and ambient temperature. If it is serious, be sure to check carefully to exclude some diseases caused by this situation.