Hard or heavy breathing
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Hard or heavy breathing is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of one condition: Anxiety.
Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Hard or heavy breathing
When parents mention Hard or heavy breathing they also mention these other symptoms:
| Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Coughing | Often | 9 mentions |
| Wheezing | Often | 9 mentions |
| Shortness of breath | Often | 4 mentions |
| Sweating | Often | 4 mentions |
| Crying | Sometimes | 3 mentions |
| Fever | Sometimes | 3 mentions |
| Frequent crying | Sometimes | 3 mentions |
| Shortness of breath or trouble breathing | Sometimes | 3 mentions |
| Congestion | Sometimes | 2 mentions |
| Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargy | Sometimes | 2 mentions |
Characteristics of Hard or heavy breathing
Hard or heavy breathing starts at the following ages...
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How common is Hard or heavy breathing?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 16.08% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Hard or heavy breathing.
Percentage of kids with Hard or heavy breathing by year of age
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This is based on a survey of 510 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Hard or heavy breathing “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 3% | 16 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 6% | 30 mentions |
| Weekly | 7% | 35 mentions |
| Monthly | 5% | 24 mentions |
| Annually | 4% | 17 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 11% | 53 mentions |
| Once | 4% | 19 mentions |
| Never | 59% | 281 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 2% | 12 mentions |
| Severe | 5% | 26 mentions |
| Moderate | 9% | 44 mentions |
| Mild | 17% | 88 mentions |
| Not at All | 67% | 339 mentions |
Care of Hard or heavy breathing
Less common approaches...
| Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
|---|---|---|
| 1Benadryl (diphenhydramine) | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
| 2Insulin | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
| 3Inhaler | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
| 4Breathing treatments | Positive 3.5 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
| 5Nasal spray (general) | Neutral 3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Discussion of Hard or heavy breathing
What was your approach to Hard or heavy breathing? What were the results?
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