Shortness of breath, a tight feeling in the chest, cough and wheeze while breathing are the main symptoms of asthma. The wheezing sound is sometimes so prominent and so specific of asthma; people easily recognize it as asthma.
The symptoms differ from person to person and even in the same person at different times. Some people may have all the symptoms together while some present only with one e.g. tightness in chest or cough.
The other symptoms are:
Disturbance in sleep:
If somebody wakes up at night suddenly by vigorous cough, the most likely cause is asthma. Asthma tend to worsen at night and early morning.
Breathing problem on physical strain :
When asthma patient exercises, they are prone to develop breathlessness early. They quit exercising because of sudden onset of cough and wheezing.
Cough and cold:
For all people, during the change of season it is fairly common to catch cough and cold; but with asthmatics this cough does not clear up easily with other symptoms. It is common to think it is a chest infection, which is not actually the case. In fact the most common cause of long standing cough is asthma.
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