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Gasping for air

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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.

How severe is your child’s tendency for gasping for air?

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Gasping for air

When parents mention Gasping for air they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
WheezingOften5 mentions
CoughingOften3 mentions
Rapid breathingOften3 mentions
Shortness of breathOften2 mentions
Shortness of breath or trouble breathingOften2 mentions
DizzinessOften1 mention
ShakingOften1 mention
Shaking (from anxiety)Often1 mention
Stomach achesOften1 mention

Characteristics of Gasping for air

How common is Gasping for air?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 10.47% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Gasping for air.

Percentage of kids with Gasping for air by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 506 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Gasping for air “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

1%

4 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

1%

8 mentions
Weekly

4%

24 mentions
Monthly

4%

19 mentions
Annually

2%

13 mentions
A Few / Several Times

3%

18 mentions
Once

2%

11 mentions
Never

82%

438 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

1%

6 mentions
Severe

3%

14 mentions
Moderate

7%

33 mentions
Mild

6%

31 mentions
Not at All

83%

422 mentions

Discussion of Gasping for air

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