Asthma Symptoms

Symptoms

Symptom

(SIMP-tum):

A problem that a patient experiences that may indicate disease but cannot be seen and does not show up on medical tests or procedures; some examples include headache, fatigue, nausea, or pain.

of asthma may include:

• Wheezing, which is a whistling sound when you breathe out
• Coughing, especially at night or early morning
• Shortness of breath
• Chest tightness

Other conditions can cause these symptoms. But in asthma, the symptoms often follow a pattern:

• They come and go over time or within the same day.
• They start or get worse with viral infections, such as a cold.
• They are triggered by exercise, allergies, cold air, or breathing too fast from laughing or crying.
• They are worse at night or in the morning.

Asthma symptoms in young children may look different than symptoms in others. It is also possible for symptoms to change as you get older. Watch out for these

signs

sign

(SINE):

In medicine, signs are evidence of disease that can be found or measured during a physical exam, laboratory test, or medical procedure; some examples include fever, high blood pressure readings, high levels of cholesterol in the blood, high levels of immune cells or inflammatory markers in the blood or other body sample, increased body mass index, low oxygen or high carbon dioxide levels in the blood, and abnormal imaging, biopsy, or other test results.

that your asthma might be getting worse:

• You have symptoms more often than usual, or they feel worse.
• You need your reliever medicine more often than usual.
• You wake up at night because of coughing or other asthma symptoms.
• You have trouble with usual activities, including exercise, because of your asthma.

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