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Home Remedies Asthma symptoms

Understand Asthma Symptoms and Protect Yourself

It is important to recognize the signs and symptoms of asthma for its proper treatment.

Asthma symptoms vary from time to time in a person and from person to person. A person may get one or more symptoms of asthma now and another set of symptoms in the next attack.

Following is the list of common asthma symptoms:

1 – Coughing

Coughing in Asthma patients is very common and it usually occur during night or early mornings. It can even occur after exercise of playing. It is important to note that all cough conditions are not indicative of the condition.

2 – Shortness of Breath

Trouble in breathing or shortness of breath is also very common occurrence in this condition. Shortness of breath can be associated with other medical conditions like bronchitis and heart problems. Therefore it is important to find out the real cause of the shortness of breath.

3 – Wheezing

Wheezing is whistling sound produced during breathing is almost a certain indication of the condition.

4 – Chest Tightness

Sometimes tightness in chest or chaste pain is felt by the patients. This may be asthma or may even be a hear condition. Therefore in case of chest pain a medical help is necessary to find the underlying cause of the medical condition.

Other symptoms include feeling tired, getting easily upset, being moody , sneezing, running nose, sore throat, nasal congestion and headache etc.  Even hunched shoulders (posturing) can be a sign of the condition.

It is very common that some people go without any symptoms for days, months or years and yet get intermittent attack. Where as some other people may have a chronic condition of asthma.

By recognizing the early signs and symptoms of asthma, it become a lot easier to control the condition.

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