The importance of a breathable mattress

Are your nights disturbed by excessive night time sweating? Here are the possible causes and remedies.

Do you often wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat, to the point where you're forced to change your clothes?

Excessive night time sweating is a bothersome disorder that, when recurring over time, can be quite worrying. Fortunately, in most cases, its causes are not serious, and we can solve the issue by simply changing some of our sleeping habits.

Let's get into it!

What is night time sweating?

It's a sudden and excessive sweating that occurs at night during sleep.

In general, it's a reaction of the body, caused by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, one of the autonomic nervous systems of our body. It's important to identify what stimulates the parasympathetic system to avoid discomfort or complications.

This symptom, in fact, can be associated with sleep disorders or certain medical conditions.

The most common causes of excessive night time sweating

The causes that can trigger this symptom are diverse, and some can be quite alarming:

• Nighttime apneas: They occur when breathing stops involuntarily.
• Restless leg syndrome: Characterized by repeated leg movements during sleep.
• Gastroesophageal reflux.
• Hyperthyroidism: With abnormally high production of hormones by the thyroid.
• Hormonal imbalances: Which can occur during pregnancy or menopause.
• Medical treatments and intake of certain medications, whose side effects may include night sweats.
• Tumorous pathologies including Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
• Acute or chronic infections, such as tuberculosis, infective endocarditis, or osteomyelitis.
• Sleep disorders such as night terrors.
• Anxiety and stress states, which can manifest with sudden awakenings accompanied by excessive sweating, especially in post-traumatic stress disorders, panic attacks, or certain nightmares.

And what if it depended on the mattress?

According to experts, excessive night time sweating (not occasional but repeated) is not necessarily dependent on room temperature but can be caused by the mattress.

Indeed, older and lower-quality mattresses, whether spring or latex, due to the technical characteristics of the materials they are made of, have a very low, if not negligible, level of breathability.

The importance of breathability and thermoregulation

In bed, both in summer and winter, it's important to create a suitable microclimate, with what is called the ideal sleeping temperature, which allows you not to suffer from cold but also not to overheat the body, causing dilation of blood vessels, rapid circulation, and excessive sweating.

The mattress greatly influences this.

It must allow the body to reach and maintain the right temperature for good sleep, thus ensuring:

Breathability: the ability to facilitate the passage of air.

Thermoregulation: the ability to maintain constant temperature and humidity.

In practice, it must be made of materials that allow moisture to be expelled, promoting breathability and thermoregulation. In particular, breathable fibers are ideal, which prevent the body from overheating and the accumulation of moisture.

Choose the freshness of Veradea!

If you suspect that your excessive night time sweating is caused by your mattress, take a look at Veradea models.

All our models feature:

A layer of memory gel that doesn't generate heat but provides a pleasant sensation of coolness, noticeable to the touch, helping to maintain an ideal sleeping temperature.

Breathable fiber cover, promoting air circulation and the dispersion of moisture released by the body.

Moreover, our cover is made of elastic and soft fabric.

Consult the catalog and choose to bid farewell to restless nights disturbed by excessive sweating!