Asthma
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Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The coughing often occurs at night or early in the morning. Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts in childhood. In the United States, more than 22 million people are known to have asthma. Nearly 6 million of these people are children. |
symptoms
| symptoms |
| Chest tightness, pain, or pressure |
| Coughing |
| Shortness of breath |
| Wheezing |
causes
| causes |
| Allergic Asthma |
| Cough-Variant Asthma |
| Exercise-induced Asthma |
| Nighttime Asthma |
| Occupational (Work) Asthma |
drugs that treat this condition
| drugs that treat this condition |
| Accolate |
| Advair |
| AeroBid |
| Albuterol |
| Azmacort |
| Flovent |
| Intal Inhaler |
| Prednisone |
| Pulmicort |
| Serevent |
| Singulair |
| Symbicort |
| Theo-Dur |
| Vanceril DS |
treatments
| treatments |
| Inhalers |
| Nebulizer |
alternative treatments
| alternative treatments |
| Acupuncture |
| Chiropractor |
| Massage |
tracking this condition
| things to track |
| Asthma diary |
| Diet |
| Productivity |
| Sleep |
| Symptoms |
