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What causes a person to have difficulty falling asleep and waking and sweating a lot during sleep?
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Sleep apnea: Most certainly you have sleep apnea with its classical adrenergic response (sweating, tachycardia) with fragmented sleep, insomnia associated with sleep apnea and poor sleep quality. Get a sleep study and a machine...
Answered 11/25/2013
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A disorder: Could be thyroid dysfunction to hypoglycemia, or other metabolic disorders, even infections...Get professional assistance.
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