| Recognizing asthma signs and symptoms early on is | | | | what it really is. Asthma when starting can be difficult |
| crucial so that treatment and medical intervention can | | | | to determine allowing people to miss most of its |
| begin early, preventing the ailment from getting any | | | | signs and giving it the chance to worsen. Shortness |
| worse and putting you in danger. The main problem | | | | of breath is one of its most common and earliest |
| with asthma symptoms is that, it can present itself in | | | | warning signs, that's why it would be in your best |
| forms that would lead you to believe that it's more | | | | interest to have it checked rather than wait for it to |
| related to other conditions rather than asthma; | | | | get worse. |
| thereby leading to self medication which leads | | | | Chronic fatigue: One of the most misleading signs of |
| nowhere and does nothing except maybe worsen | | | | asthma. Since chronic fatigue is more related to |
| the case. Here are some of the most common and | | | | stress, most people tend to miss this symptom until |
| misleading symptoms that asthma can present itself | | | | the first full blown asthma attack occurs. Although it |
| in: | | | | is normal to feel tired after a hard days work, the |
| Coughing that worsens during nighttime: Dry | | | | chronic fatigue that asthma can bring is present even |
| unproductive cough to be exact. If you experience | | | | with sufficient rest and even without the presence |
| coughing that tends to worsen during the night, that | | | | of stress. If you often feel tired for no particular |
| just comes and goes without warning, then you | | | | reason at all, get a second opinion immediately. |
| should think twice before chugging down that cough | | | | Changes in breathing pattern: one of the most telling |
| medication as it might be worsening your asthma. | | | | yet difficult to determine asthma symptom as it can |
| Sleep apnea: Sleep apnea is a common disorder | | | | come and go without warning and the changes |
| where there are one or more pauses in breathing or | | | | sometimes are so slight that most people would just |
| shallow breaths during sleep. The pauses in breathing | | | | tend to disregard it. As time goes on though, this |
| can usually last from a few seconds to minutes and | | | | symptom can worsen and contribute to asthma |
| can occur from about 5 to 30 times during the | | | | attacks when not given proper attention early on. |
| episode. Many people have led themselves to believe | | | | There are many other asthma signs and symptoms |
| that this difficulty in breathing is more related to | | | | that you should probably take note of but if you feel |
| restlessness caused by insomnia rather than by | | | | either one or two of these symptoms frequently |
| asthma. | | | | then it wouldn't be wise to wait for any other |
| Lack of air: if you find yourself catching your breath | | | | symptoms to show. Get yourself examined |
| after minimal or even without any activity, then its | | | | immediately so that something can be done early on. |
| time to think about getting an expert opinion as to | | | | |