Asthma is so common that if you happen to not have it, you know somebody that suffers form it. If you do not understand what it fully is you do know what the symptoms are.

Asthma is a condition in the respiratory system that cause the smaller airways to tighten, this is what makes an asthma suffer have a hard time breathing. The amount of time that this lasts for depends on how serious the condition is and how tight the airway axially is.

Just about any one of any age can suffer from asthma but it is common to first appear when they are a child. There are some fortunate people that outgrow asthmaAlso there are some asthma suffers who will live with the condition for the rest of their lives.

People who have no other asthma suffers in their family can acquire asthma. It is a misunderstanding about asthma, that it is passed down from generation to generation.

Asthma symptoms usually are cough, wheezing, tightness in the chest, breath shortness, and a hard time to breathe. Symptoms do vary form person to person.

There are levels to an asthma attack from mild, moderate, and severe.

A mild asthma suffer usually has an attack when they have an upper respiratory infection. Most other times they are completely fine and have no asthma symptoms at all. My profile.

Some moderate asthma sufferers can have some symptoms from time to time. It might be worse early in the morning or late in the night, when they have a cold, illness, or are under stress.

Asthma suffers that have severe asthma usually have asthma symptoms every single day. They find it hard to even talk to people at times, impossible to have any activity physically at all. They can also be admitted into the hospital many times a year due to their asthma.