What Are Asthma Symptoms?

Common asthma symptoms include:

• Coughing
  • Coughing from asthma is often worse at night or early in the morning, making it hard to sleep
• Wheezing
  • Wheezing is a whistling or squeaky sound when you breathe
• Chest tightness
  • Can feel like something is squeezing or sitting on your chest
• Shortness of breath
  • Being unable to catch your breath, or feeling breathless or out of breath. Feeling like you cannot get enough air in or out of your lungs
• Faster breathing or noisy breathing

People with asthma may:

• Wheeze when they have a cold or other illness
• Cough often, especially at night (sometimes this is the only sign of asthma in a child)
• Have asthma symptoms brought on by running, biking, or other brisk activity, especially during cold weather
• Cough or wheeze after crying or laughing for a long time
• Cough or wheeze when near something that triggers asthma

If you notice that you or your child has these symptoms, talk to your or your child's Primary Care Practitioner/Family Practitioner.