1. a state of misfortune or affliction. 2. something hard to endure. 3. something that causes or entails suffering. Familiarity information: HARDSHIP used as a noun is uncommon.
A single hot flash can last anywhere from one to five minutes and may occur a few times a week for some women or daily for others. When hot flashes are severe, they may strike four or five times an hour or 20 to 30 times a day, Omicioli says.
Hot flashes affect all women differently in terms of their frequency, their severity, and just how long they last. On average, the duration of an individual hot flash is just around thirty seconds or so. In extreme cases they could last for as long as ten full minutes, though this is often rare and only occurs to a small number of women.