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Asthma Signs & Symptoms |
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The following list includes some of the common ways in which asthma may show up in you or your child:
- Trouble breathing with respiratory infections
- Shortness of breath with exercise or when exposed to cold air, pollution, or allergens
- Chronic wheeze or congested breathing
- Chronic cough after respiratory infections
- Decreased exercise tolerance with cough and/or wheezing
- Chest pain with exercise
See Your Doctor If...
- If you think you have asthma
- If you have to use your rescue medicine (Albuterol, Ventolin, Maxair, etc) more than twice each week
- If in the past 12 months:
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- You have had a sudden severe episode or a reoccurring episodes of coughing, wheezing (high-pitched whistling sounds when breathing out), or shortness of breath
- You have had colds that "go to the chest" or take more than 10 days to get over
- You have had coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath in certain places or when exposed to certain things (e.g., animals, tobacco smoke, perfumes)
- You have had coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath during a particular season or time of year
- You have used any medications that have helped you breathe better or
- If your symptoms were relieved when you used the medications
- If in the past 4 weeks, you have had coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath...
- That awakened you at night
- In the early morning
- After running, moderate exercise, or other physical activity
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