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Sweating

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Sweating is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of one condition: Anxiety.

For kids diagnosed with Anxiety, Sweating is one of three symptoms related to Fight or Flight according to Sleuth parents. All of the symptoms of Fight or Flight among kids with Anxiety are:

  1. Fast or racing heartbeat
  2. Hard or heavy breathing
  3. Shaking (from anxiety)

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Sweating

When parents mention Sweating they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Hard or heavy breathingOften4 mentions
CoughingOften3 mentions
Shortness of breath or trouble breathingOften3 mentions
FeverOften2 mentions
HeadachesOften2 mentions
PimplesOften2 mentions
Unusual fears or phobiasOften2 mentions
Being irritableSometimes1 mention
Constant worrySometimes1 mention
DizzinessSometimes1 mention

Characteristics of Sweating

How common is Sweating?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 16.86% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Sweating.

Percentage of kids with Sweating 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 Sweating “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

4%

20 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

13%

63 mentions
Weekly

16%

75 mentions
Monthly

10%

50 mentions
Annually

5%

22 mentions
A Few / Several Times

13%

62 mentions
Once

1%

5 mentions
Never

39%

186 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

2%

12 mentions
Severe

5%

23 mentions
Moderate

10%

51 mentions
Mild

19%

95 mentions
Not at All

64%

328 mentions

Discussion of Sweating

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

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