Wheezing
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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Wheezing
When parents mention Wheezing they also mention these other symptoms:
Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
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Coughing | Often | 124 mentions |
Shortness of breath or trouble breathing | Often | 97 mentions |
Shortness of breath | Often | 78 mentions |
Fever | Sometimes | 12 mentions |
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargy | Sometimes | 9 mentions |
Hard or heavy breathing | Sometimes | 9 mentions |
Chest pain | Sometimes | 7 mentions |
Hives | Sometimes | 7 mentions |
Congestion | Sometimes | 6 mentions |
Heavy cough | Sometimes | 6 mentions |
Characteristics of Wheezing
Wheezing starts at the following ages...
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How common is Wheezing?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 20.0% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Wheezing.
Percentage of kids with Wheezing by year of age
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This is based on a survey of 535 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Wheezing “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% | 28 mentions |
Weekly | 6% | 34 mentions |
Monthly | 7% | 39 mentions |
Annually | 9% | 53 mentions |
A Few / Several Times | 7% | 40 mentions |
Once | 4% | 23 mentions |
Never | 60% | 340 mentions |
Severity
Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
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Very Severe | 3% | 14 mentions |
Severe | 6% | 33 mentions |
Moderate | 11% | 60 mentions |
Mild | 16% | 84 mentions |
Not at All | 64% | 343 mentions |
Care of Wheezing
Parents mention the following approaches to caring for Wheezing
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Inhaler | Positive 4.3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
2Breathing treatments | Positive 4.2 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
Less common approaches...
Treatment | Rating | Discussion |
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1Antibiotics (unspecified) | Very Positive 5 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
2Nebulizer / breathing machine | Positive 4.3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
3Asthma pump | Positive 4.3 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
4Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol, and others) | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
5Humidifier | Positive 4 of 5 | Read 1 comments |
6Medication (unspecified) | Positive 3.8 of 5 | Read 0 comments |
Discussion of Wheezing
What was your approach to Wheezing? What were the results?
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