A hot flash, or hot flush, 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, it may also cause sweating. If you lose too much body heat, you might then feel chilled afterward. Night sweats are hot flashes that happen at night, and they may disturb your quality of sleep.

Rarely are hot flashes caused by something other than menopause, in fact hot flashes are the most common symptom of the menopausal transition. However other potential causes include medication side effects, problems with your thyroid, certain cancers and side effects of cancer treatment.

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine can help with hot flashes, and as this a symptom of Menopause, in most cases, Chinese Medicine will treat it as a part of the overall treatment of Menopause.