Asthma Symptoms
Recognizing Asthma Signs and Symptoms
Recognizing asthma symptoms is an important part of managing asthma. Early warning signs are experienced before the start of an asthma episode. By spotting the symptoms, asthma attacks can be treated before they become severe.
Kids' Tutorial to asthma symptoms from the University of Virginia. Everybody doesn't feel the same things when they have an asthma attack. Sometimes, people will cough and cough and cough -- feel like they can't catch their breath -- feel like air is trapped in their lungs and they can't get it out -- have pain in their chest -- or have very noisy breathing.
"What do each of these individuals have in common: First, an eighteen-year-old suddenly develops wheezing and shortness of breath when visiting his grandmother who happens to have a cat. Second, a thirty year old woman has colds that "always go into her chest," causing coughing and difficulty breathing. Lastly, a sixty- year-old man develops shortness of breath with only slight exertion even though he has never smoked. The answer is that they all may have asthma."
MedicineNet, Inc.
Asthma: Learning to Control Your Symptoms
"How do I control my asthma symptoms? Treatment of your symptoms involves avoiding things that cause asthma attacks, keeping track of your symptoms and taking medicine."
American Academy of Family Physicians
How to Control Asthma Symptoms
"Although there's no cure for asthma, there are many things you can do to manage your asthma and keep symptoms to a minimum. Avoiding triggers and modifying your lifestyle will help."
eHow, Inc.
"Asthma symptoms occur in patients with reversible bronchoconstriction. Bronchoconstriction is the constriction of the airways within the lungs leading to decreased airflow." "Asthma symptoms often do not lead directly to the underlying diagnosis and many symptoms can be misleading. Please review all concerns and information found on this website with your health care provider."
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