Signs and Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of asthma include the following:
•Wheezing, a musical, high-pitched, whistling sound produced by airflow turbulence, is one of the most common symptoms. In the mildest form, wheezing is only present at the end of expiration. As severity increases, wheeze lasts throughout the expiration. In a more severe episode, wheezing is also present during inspiration. It should be noted that wheezing may be completely absent in very severe asthma.
•Cough is usually non-productive and non-paroxysmal. Children with nocturnal asthma tend to cough after midnight and during early hours of the morning.
•Shortness of breath.
•Chest tightness or a history of tightness or pain the chest may be present with our without other symptoms of asthma, especially in exercise-induced or nocturnal asthma.
Signs and SymptomsSigns and symptoms of asthma include the following:•Wheezing, a musical, high-pitched, whistling sound produced by airflow turbulence, is one of the most common symptoms. In the mildest form, wheezing is only present at the end of expiration. As severity increases, wheeze lasts throughout the expiration. In a more severe episode, wheezing is also present during inspiration. It should be noted that wheezing may be completely absent in very severe asthma.•Cough is usually non-productive and non-paroxysmal. Children with nocturnal asthma tend to cough after midnight and during early hours of the morning.•Shortness of breath.•Chest tightness or a history of tightness or pain the chest may be present with our without other symptoms of asthma, especially in exercise-induced or nocturnal asthma.
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