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Itching

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

How severe is your child’s recent overall itchiness?

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Itching

When parents mention Itching they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Rashes (any cause)Often131 mentions
Red skinOften90 mentions
Dry skinOften85 mentions
HivesOften26 mentions
SneezingSometimes21 mentions
Bumps on skinSometimes16 mentions
Swelling (anywhere on body)Sometimes14 mentions
Being irritableSometimes12 mentions
Runny noseSometimes10 mentions
Physical painSometimes9 mentions

Characteristics of Itching

How common is Itching?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 17.1% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Itching.

Percentage of kids with Itching by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 544 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Itching “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

2%

11 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

5%

27 mentions
Weekly

7%

39 mentions
Monthly

9%

54 mentions
Annually

11%

63 mentions
A Few / Several Times

19%

108 mentions
Once

4%

20 mentions
Never

43%

247 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

2%

9 mentions
Severe

3%

19 mentions
Moderate

12%

65 mentions
Mild

33%

181 mentions
Not at All

50%

270 mentions

Discussion of Itching

What was your approach to Itching? What were the results?

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