what causes head sweating while sleeping
Some of the known conditions that can cause night sweats are: 1  Menopause. The hot flashes that accompany menopause can occur at night and cause sweating. 2  Idiopathic hyperhidrosis. Idiopathic hyperhidrosis is a condition in which the body chronically produces too much sweat without any identifiable medical cause. 3  Infections.