Asthma symptoms may not be the same in adults and children.
Common ones are:
- Cough
- A tight chest
- Wheezing
- Problems breathing
- Feeling tired
- Problems feeding in infants
- Problems sleeping
- Having a hard time exercising or doing sports
Warning signs can happen before an attack. Knowing them can help prevent attacks or make them less severe.
- Increased shortness of breath and wheezing
- Chest tightness or pain
- Sweating
- An increased need to use bronchodilators
- A whistling or wheezing sound when breathing out
- Frequent coughing
- Waking up coughing at night
- Problems breathing while still or exercising
- Feelings of tightness in the chest
- Problems sleeping
- Feeding problems
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Asthma in adults and adolescents. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/asthma-in-adults-and-adolescents. Accessed May 10, 2022.
Asthma symptoms, causes and risk factors. American Lung Association website. Available at: http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/asthma-symptoms-causes-risk-factors. Accessed May 10, 2022.
Chronic asthma in children. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/chronic-asthma-in-children. Accessed May 10, 2022.
2022 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) global strategy for asthma management and prevention. Available at: https://ginasthma.org/gina-reports. Accessed May 10, 2022
What are the symptoms of asthma? Asthma and Allergy Foundatoin of America website. Available at: https://www.aafa.org/asthma-symptoms. Accessed May 10, 2022.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Daniel A. Ostrovsky, MD
- Update Date: 05/10/2022