Congestion
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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Congestion
When parents mention Congestion they also mention these other symptoms:
Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
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Coughing | Often | 47 mentions |
Sneezing | Often | 27 mentions |
Runny nose | Often | 18 mentions |
Fever | Often | 17 mentions |
Watery eyes | Often | 11 mentions |
Shortness of breath or trouble breathing | Sometimes | 7 mentions |
Itchy eyes | Sometimes | 6 mentions |
Wheezing | Sometimes | 6 mentions |
Headaches | Sometimes | 4 mentions |
Nausea | Sometimes | 4 mentions |
Characteristics of Congestion
Congestion starts at the following ages...
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How common is Congestion?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 37.66% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Congestion.
Percentage of kids with Congestion by year of age
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This is based on a survey of 547 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Congestion “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Continuously | 2% | 13 mentions |
Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
Daily | 6% | 36 mentions |
Weekly | 12% | 72 mentions |
Monthly | 20% | 114 mentions |
Annually | 31% | 181 mentions |
A Few / Several Times | 11% | 63 mentions |
Once | 3% | 17 mentions |
Never | 14% | 84 mentions |
Severity
Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Very Severe | 3% | 17 mentions |
Severe | 5% | 30 mentions |
Moderate | 29% | 158 mentions |
Mild | 41% | 226 mentions |
Not at All | 21% | 115 mentions |
Care of Congestion
Parents mention the following approaches to caring for Congestion
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Humidifier | Positive 3.6 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
Less common approaches...
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Steroids | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
2Medication (unspecified) | Very Positive 4.5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
3Inhaler | Positive 4.4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
4Zyrtec (cetirizine hydrochloride) | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
5Breathing treatments | Positive 3.7 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
6Benadryl (diphenhydramine) | Positive 3.7 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
7Nasal spray (general) | Positive 3.5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
8Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol, and others) | Neutral 3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
9Allergy medicine (unspecified) | Neutral 3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Discussion of Congestion
What was your approach to Congestion? What were the results?
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