Crying
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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Crying
When parents mention Crying they also mention these other symptoms:
Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
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Frequent crying | Often | 167 mentions |
Vomiting | Sometimes | 7 mentions |
Itching | Sometimes | 6 mentions |
Screaming | Sometimes | 5 mentions |
Angry behavior | Sometimes | 4 mentions |
Coughing | Sometimes | 4 mentions |
Sadness | Sometimes | 4 mentions |
Being irritable | Sometimes | 3 mentions |
Fever | Sometimes | 3 mentions |
Hard or heavy breathing | Sometimes | 3 mentions |
Characteristics of Crying
Crying starts at the following ages...
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How common is Crying?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 41.72% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Crying.
Percentage of kids with Crying by year of age
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This is based on a survey of 441 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Crying “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Continuously | 2% | 8 mentions |
Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
Daily | 19% | 90 mentions |
Weekly | 20% | 95 mentions |
Monthly | 16% | 73 mentions |
Annually | 9% | 40 mentions |
A Few / Several Times | 15% | 68 mentions |
Once | 2% | 11 mentions |
Never | 18% | 83 mentions |
Severity
Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Very Severe | 6% | 25 mentions |
Severe | 9% | 39 mentions |
Moderate | 27% | 120 mentions |
Mild | 35% | 153 mentions |
Not at All | 24% | 104 mentions |
Care of Crying
Parents mention the following approaches to caring for Crying
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Therapy / Counseling | Neutral 3.2 of 5 | Read 2 comments |
2Medication (general) | Neutral 2.8 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Less common approaches...
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Antibiotics (unspecified) | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
2Breathing treatments | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
3Humidifier | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
4Change in diet | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
5Ear tubes | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
6Exposure therapy | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
7Nebulizer / breathing machine | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
8Cream / Lotion (unspecified) | Neutral 3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
9Meditation | Neutral 3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
10Ointment (general) | Neutral 3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Discussion of Crying
What was your approach to Crying? What were the results?
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