Asthma Symptoms

Asthma is a chronic disease related with the respiratory system which causes inflammation. Asthma is occur in any age group but it is mostly seen in the children's. But the symptoms of asthma is seen in adulthood age. The asthma is non curable disease but there symptoms can be reduces by using the proper treatment.

Characteristics of Asthma:

The some of the symptoms of asthma are as follows

1. Wheezy difficulty in breathing
2. Chest tightness
3. Blue lips or nail beds
4. Contraction of muscles around the air passage
5. Breathlessness
6. Changes in lung function as measured on a peak flow meter
7. Dark circles under eyes
8. Chest infection
9. Nasal flaring
10. Swelling of the airway lining due to airway inflammation
11. Feeling tired
12. Excessive mucus in the airways
13. Sweating
14. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness to nonspecific stimuli such as cold air

• Foreign bodies
• Hyperoxaluria
• Hypoplasia
• Uric acid kidney stones
• Abciximab
• Viral infection
• Alemtuzumab
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Respiratory diseases
• Scabies

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