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Asthma Symptoms - Do you Know What They Are and What Causes Them? By: Bob Hughes
If you have asthma, you are going to have pretty much the same asthma symptoms as everybody else. Cough variant is an exception since it only has one symptom. But even though your symptoms will be similar to everyone else with asthma, how bad those symptoms are will definitely change from person to person.

Many people have been suffering with asthma for many years and hardly a day goes by that their asthma symptoms don't act up at least a little. Other people are much more fortunate in the fact that their symptoms might only show up a few times a year. As I mentioned earlier, there are some typical symptoms for all types of asthma which I list below.

1. Coughing - this is a very irritating cough and is almost always accompanied by gunk or mucus. This cough can be worse at night for some reason.

2. Wheezing - this sounds like you are trying to whistle when you breathe and usually happens when exhaling. This is due to the fact that your airways have much less room in them for air to get through.

3. Tightness or Pain in the Chest - the muscles around your airways are trying to squeeze them shut. This can almost feel like a cramp as your muscles get very tight.

4. Shortness of Breath - you just can't take a normal breath with all that is going on in your lungs and airways.

Some extra asthma symptoms that might show up are:

1. Your Neck Muscles Get Very Tight - you might even have trouble talking.

2. Feeling Very Anxious and Even Bordering on Panic - not being able to breathe normally gets most of us very concerned.

3. Your Lips or Fingernails Turn Blue - this means that your oxygen levels are dropping from not being able to breathe normally.

All of these asthma symptoms listed so far begin to show up after your airways have become aggravated. It's kind of like your airways are paying you back for doing something that they didn't appreciate. You might see all of these symptoms show up very quickly or you might notice them show up slowly over hours and sometimes days. Either way, it means that you are having an asthma attack.

Many people have learned to identify some early warning signs that they might be getting ready to have an asthma attack. These early signs are not the same for everybody and you might notice them and you might not. I have listed some of the more common ones below:

1. You start to have trouble sleeping when you normally don't have any troubles.

2. You notice that exercising has become much more difficult than it normally is.

3. You are having trouble concentrating all of a sudden.

4. Your breathing becomes more rapid than normal.

5. Your anxiety level is up.

6. Your energy level is down.

7. You notice that you are sighing for no reason.

So now you know all about the possible asthma symptoms. But what can cause you to have these symptoms?

Having asthma means that your airways will get extremely irritated if you come in contact with or do certain things. These things are referred to as your asthma triggers.

Almost everybody has their own list of things or triggers that irritate their airways causing them to have those nasty asthma symptoms. If you want to limit your asthma symptoms, try to identify your asthma triggers and then do your best to stay away from them.


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You can not eliminate your asthma symptoms with prescription medications so staying away from your asthma triggers is very important.

Bob Hughes is an expert in the field of asthma and natural asthma treatments.

By visiting his website you will learn about the natural asthma treatments that can eliminate your asthma symptoms for good.

http://www.natural-asthmatreatment.com
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