Hives
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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Hives
When parents mention Hives they also mention these other symptoms:
Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
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Itching | Often | 26 mentions |
Swelling (anywhere on body) | Often | 21 mentions |
Vomiting | Often | 20 mentions |
Rashes (any cause) | Often | 16 mentions |
Shortness of breath or trouble breathing | Often | 14 mentions |
Coughing | Often | 12 mentions |
Sneezing | Often | 10 mentions |
Red skin | Sometimes | 7 mentions |
Wheezing | Sometimes | 7 mentions |
Diarrhea | Sometimes | 4 mentions |
Characteristics of Hives
Hives starts at the following ages...
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How common is Hives?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 22.09% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Hives.
Percentage of kids with Hives by year of age
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This is based on a survey of 430 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Hives “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Continuously | 2% | 9 mentions |
Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
Daily | 5% | 22 mentions |
Weekly | 8% | 38 mentions |
Monthly | 7% | 33 mentions |
Annually | 6% | 27 mentions |
A Few / Several Times | 8% | 39 mentions |
Once | 5% | 21 mentions |
Never | 59% | 270 mentions |
Severity
Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Very Severe | 4% | 17 mentions |
Severe | 5% | 21 mentions |
Moderate | 13% | 57 mentions |
Mild | 18% | 78 mentions |
Not at All | 60% | 257 mentions |
Care of Hives
Parents mention the following approaches to caring for Hives
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Benadryl (diphenhydramine) | Positive 3.9 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Less common approaches...
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Avoiding nuts | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
2Benedryl | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
3Gradual re-introduction of dairy | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
4Hydrocortisone | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
5Oatmeal bath | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
6Visit allergist | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
7EpiPen (auto-injector with epinephrine) | Very Positive 4.5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
8Claritin (oratadine) | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
9Humidifier | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
10Steroid cream (general) | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Discussion of Hives
What was your approach to Hives? What were the results?
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