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Wheezing

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

How severe is your child’s tendency for wheezing?

(designed for kids 9 months or older)

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Wheezing

When parents mention Wheezing they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
CoughingOften124 mentions
Shortness of breath or trouble breathingOften97 mentions
Shortness of breathOften78 mentions
FeverSometimes12 mentions
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargySometimes9 mentions
Hard or heavy breathingSometimes9 mentions
Chest painSometimes7 mentions
HivesSometimes7 mentions
CongestionSometimes6 mentions
Heavy coughSometimes6 mentions

Characteristics of Wheezing

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

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
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

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

3%

14 mentions
Severe

6%

33 mentions
Moderate

11%

60 mentions
Mild

16%

84 mentions
Not at All

64%

343 mentions

Discussion of Wheezing

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

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