ASTHMA: Symptoms
Following are the symptoms of asthma:-
1)wheezing
2)Usually begins suddenly
3)Comes in episodes
4)May be worse at night or early morning
5)worse cold air, exercise, and heartburn (reflux)
6)Cough with or without sputum (mucus) production
7)Shortness of breath that gets worse with exercise or activity
8)intercostal retractions (pulling of the skin between the ribs when breathing)
Asthma Emergency symptoms:
a)Extreme difficulty breathing
b)Bluish color on the lips and face
c)Shortness of breath due to disruption
d)Rapid pulse
e)Sweating
f)Decreased level of alertness, such as drowsiness or confusion grave, when the asthma attack
Other symptoms of asthma that may be associated with this disease:
* Nasal clear
* Chest pain
* Tightness in the chest
* Abnormal breathing pattern - expiration takes twice as long as the respiration in
* Breathing stops temporarily
