Coughing
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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Coughing
When parents mention Coughing they also mention these other symptoms:
Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
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Wheezing | Often | 124 mentions |
Fever | Often | 106 mentions |
Runny nose | Often | 97 mentions |
Sneezing | Often | 84 mentions |
Shortness of breath or trouble breathing | Often | 75 mentions |
Shortness of breath | Often | 50 mentions |
Congestion | Often | 47 mentions |
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargy | Sometimes | 28 mentions |
Headaches | Sometimes | 25 mentions |
Watery eyes | Sometimes | 22 mentions |
Characteristics of Coughing
Coughing starts at the following ages...
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How common is Coughing?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 33.33% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Coughing.
Percentage of kids with Coughing by year of age
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This is based on a survey of 474 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Coughing “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Continuously | 1% | 7 mentions |
Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
Daily | 8% | 38 mentions |
Weekly | 12% | 60 mentions |
Monthly | 17% | 86 mentions |
Annually | 31% | 154 mentions |
A Few / Several Times | 13% | 64 mentions |
Once | 3% | 17 mentions |
Never | 15% | 76 mentions |
Severity
Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Very Severe | 3% | 13 mentions |
Severe | 5% | 26 mentions |
Moderate | 25% | 119 mentions |
Mild | 43% | 205 mentions |
Not at All | 23% | 111 mentions |
Care of Coughing
Parents mention the following approaches to caring for Coughing
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Nebulizer / breathing machine | Positive 4.3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
2Breathing treatments | Positive 4.2 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
3Inhaler | Positive 4.1 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
4Humidifier | Positive 4.1 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
5Medication (unspecified) | Neutral 3.5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Less common approaches...
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Sleep | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
2Vitamin C | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
3Airway clearance | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
4Ibuprofen | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
5Rest | Very Positive 4.5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
6Steroids | Positive 4.4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
7Medication (general) | Positive 4.3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
8Asthma pump | Positive 4.3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
9Claritin (oratadine) | Positive 4.3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
10Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol, and others) | Positive 4.2 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Discussion of Coughing
What was your approach to Coughing? What were the results?
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