Night Sweats in Men – What Actually Helps?

Short answer: Against night sweats it helps to switch to breathable nightwear and bedding, lower the temperature in the bedroom and choose a lighter duvet. Nightwear in bamboo viscose moves perspiration away from the skin, so you wake up dry instead of soaked in the middle of the night.

Start with the bedroom temperature

Seventeen to nineteen degrees is the range most people sleep best in. If the room is warmer, no nightwear can make up for it. Air the room in the evening, turn off the radiator in the bedroom and keep the door closed to a warmer home.

The duvet matters more than the nightwear

A duvet that is too warm is the most common cause of night sweats, and it is also the easiest thing to change. A summer duvet all year plus an extra one in December is cheaper than an all year duvet that only suits two months. Try that first.

The job of the nightwear

Nightwear is not there to insulate but to keep the skin dry while the duvet provides the warmth. That is why a thin layer that moves moisture beats nothing at all and easily beats a thick layer. See night T-shirts for men in the thin qualities.

Why bamboo viscose works

The material takes moisture into the fibre itself and releases it slowly to the air. The fabric therefore does not turn clammy when you perspire, and it does not turn cold when you stop. It is the shift from warm to damp to cold that wakes you, not the perspiration.

The bedding is the other half

Bedding covers a larger area than nightwear and therefore counts at least as much. A sheet that holds the moisture makes the rest of the effort pointless. See the range under bamboo bedding if the nights are still wet after changing the nightwear.

Two layers beat one thick one

If the bedroom is cold in winter, add a thin layer instead of switching to a thicker one. Two thin layers can be adjusted along the way, and it is exactly that adjustment that is missing when you wake soaked at three in the morning.

When it does not help

If the night sweats soak you every night, come in episodes or are accompanied by fever or weight loss, that belongs with a doctor and not in a clothing shop. Nightwear can make a warm night comfortable, but it cannot treat a cause that lies in the body.

Washing and everyday use

Wash the nightwear after two nights at 30 degrees without fabric softener, which lays a film in the fibres and slows moisture transport. Keep three sets so one is always clean. The rest of the range is under bamboo nightwear for men. See also bamboo and temperature regulation.