Symptoms of Asthma
Asthma is so common that if you happen to not have it, you know somebody that suffers form it. If you have no idea what asthma is fully you do however know what the symptoms are.
Asthma is a condition in the respiratory system that cause the smaller airways to tighten, this is what makes an asthma suffer have a hard time breathing. The time that an asthma attack can last is dependent on the seriousness of the condition and also how tight the airways happen to be.
People of any age can suffer from asthma but it is common to first appear when they are a child. There are some fortunate people that outgrow asthmaAlso there are some asthma suffers who will live with the condition for the rest of their lives.
People who have no other asthma suffers in their family can acquire asthma. This is something that is commonly misunderstood about asthma.
Some symptoms that are associated with asthma are cough, wheezing, tightness of the chest, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing. Symptoms do vary form person to person.
An asthma attack has levels of mild, moderate, and severe.
For somebody that had mild asthma they have attacks when they have an upper respiratory infection. Most other times they are completely fine and have no asthma symptoms at all.
Some moderate asthma sufferers can have some symptoms from time to time. It could be worse in the early morning or late in the night, when they have a cold, or have a lot of stress in their lives.
Asthma suffers that have severe asthma usually have asthma symptoms every single day. At times they could fond it difficult to even talk to people or to be involved in any physical activity. Also they are in the hospital a lot due to the severity of their asthma.
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