Get to know the various symptoms of asthma

Medical Video: What Asthma Looks and Feels Like

Symptoms of asthma arise when the airways become inflamed and blocked.The symptoms are very diverse. It can be undetected or feel severe and threatening your life. Most people with asthma do not realize that they have asthma.

Symptoms can not only vary in each person, but can also vary in the attack on the same person. You can feel long no symptoms, then suddenly experience a periodic asthma attack. Or maybe you will experience asthma symptoms every day, only at night, or only after activity.

If you feel anything that might be a symptom of asthma, consult your doctor for an asthma examination.

Common asthma symptoms

Cough

A hard cough is the most common symptom of asthma symptoms. It can be a dry or phlegm (slimy) cough and gets worse at night or after activity. Chronic dry cough with no symptoms of asthma may indicate you have a variant of asthma cough.

Wheezing

Wheezing is a sound like whistling that usually occurs when you exhale. This sound occurs due to air being forced out through a narrow and blocked airway. Wheezing is one of the many symptoms of asthma that can be recognized, but not because you have wheezing, so you definitely have asthma. It can also mean other health problems such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia.

Difficulty breathing

You may feel difficulty breathing or breathing because your airways are inflamed and blocked. It can be even worse if the mucus then also fills the already narrow airways. These symptoms of asthma can lead to feelings of anxiety, where it can make breathing more difficult.

Stiff in the chest

Because the muscles cover your airways, you may feel a stiff or tight feeling in your chest. It can feel like someone is tying the rope tightly over the area of your torso. These asthma symptoms can make it difficult for you to breathe and take a breath and can cause anxiety.

Less common asthma symptoms

Some asthma symptoms are not very common. They can be triggered by most of the asthma triggers mentioned above or triggered by themselves.

Fatigue

During an asthma attack, you don't get enough oxygen for your lungs. This means less oxygen enters your bloodstream and muscles. Without oxygen, your body will slowly fatigue. If your asthma symptoms worsen at night (nocturnal asthma) and you experience sleep problems, you may feel tired in the morning until noon.

Nasal

Stinging is a sign of enlarging nostril when breathing. Often a sign of difficulty breathing. Symptoms of asthma are common in children and infants.

Sigh

Sighing is a psychological response that involves expanding the lungs to maximum capacity. In essence, sighing is deep breath and long exhalation.

Restless

Restlessness can be a symptom or trigger for an asthma attack. When your airways begin to narrow, your chest will become stiff or tense, and you will have difficulty breathing, which can trigger anxiety. Unexpected asthma attacks can also be a source of anxiety. On the other hand, being in a stressful and stressful situation can also trigger asthma symptoms in some people.

Emergency asthma symptoms

Asthma symptoms can interfere with daily life and make you unable to enjoy your lifestyle. Luckily, most of the symptoms more than just annoying are not threatening your life.

But keep in mind that when asthma symptoms appear, it can still be an emergency that threatens your life. Adults or children when exposed to an asthma attack should be immediately taken to the emergency room if the first emergency treatment fails to take place after 10-15 minutes or if symptoms such as the following appear: