What Is Hot Flashes In Women?
*What is Hot Flashes in Women?*
A hot flash is the sudden feeling of warmth in the upper body, which is usually most intense over the face, neck and chest. Your skin might redden, as if you're blushing. A hot flash can also cause sweating. If you lose too much body heat, you might feel chilled afterward.
Hot flashes are the quick bursts of hot skin and often drenching sweat that last anywhere from 30 seconds to about five minutes. Your face and neck may turn red, your heart rate may increase and you will most likely break out in a sweat.
*What age do hot flashes start?*
These familiar symptoms of menopause appear in most women around age 50. But if they arise before age 40—which happens for about 1 in 100 women—it's a sign that something's wrong. Early symptoms like these could be a sign of a little-understood condition called primary ovarian insufficiency (POI).
*How to ease hot flushes and night sweats*
📌wear light clothing.
📌keep your bedroom cool at night.
📌take a cool shower, 📌use a fan or have a cold drink.
📌try to reduce your stress level.
📌avoid or reduce potential triggers, such as spicy food, caffeine, hot drinks, smoking and alcohol.
📌exercise regularly.
*How does hot flashes feel like?*
Hot flashes are a common symptom of menopause that often feels like a sudden flare of heat, paired with sweating and flushed skin. Hot flashes typically start with menopause and can end when you're post-menopausal or last the rest of your life.
*How many hot flashes a day is normal?*
On average, women report 4–5 hot flashes per day,24,25 although some women have as many as 20 per day. One in four women report having VMS every day. Daytime hot flashes are reported more often than night sweats,24–27 although this may reflect difficulty in perceiving or recording nighttime symptoms.
*Are hot flashes bad for your health?*
Prior research by Thurston found women who said they had frequent or persistent hot flashes during early menopause had a 50% to 80% increased risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks, stroke and heart failure
*What organ is responsible for hot flashes?*
Research suggests that dropping estrogen can change how the brain perceives temperature. In other words, our internal thermostat (hypothalamus) doesn't work properly, so when it starts to think your body is too hot, it opens up all the blood vessels on the skin and the sweat glands to cool it off. For more information and treatment, call me on +234 7015355297 or email me on [email protected]. God bless you.
