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[Dragonladee]

Oh Wrensong, I absolutely know what you mean where you can almost zone out and are so focussed on your flushing / sweating (both in my case), that you can't process what is being said or is going on around you.  I am retired now so don't have to be in too many awkward situations if I don't want to, but towards the end of my working life, I was on the front desk of an estate agents and I can remember the feeling of dread every time someone walked through the door and I wasn't sure if my face was going to glow like a lightbulb!  You can feel it coming on and that is all you focus on - it's dreadful. 
When I was younger I was never a blusher, I always had pale skin and didn't blush whatever the situation was, but I feel I am certainly making up for that now, but this heat comes from inside and rushes up to your face and takes over your body.

[Ayesha]

Also just putting up with symptoms isn't a good idea from a health point of view either - untreated hot flushes aren't benign and there is good evidence that they are a predictor of worse health outcomes in later life.

First I've heard of this one, any links to research papers would be helpful.

[Mary G]

I did a quick search and found some stuff about the long term health issues associated with hot flushes and night sweats but it was American.

I would imagine a lot of the thinking behind that theory probably focusses on the problem of sleep deprivation, long term insomnia and the damage that can do.  Having seen what it did to my mother's health over more than 40 years, I can well believe it. 

It's interesting though and worth further investigation.