Asthma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年4月6日 · Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, a whistling sound (wheezing) when you breathe out and shortness of breath. For some people, asthma is a minor nuisance.
Asthma - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年4月6日 · Prevention and long-term control are key to stopping asthma attacks before they start. Treatment usually involves learning to recognize your triggers, taking steps to avoid triggers and tracking your breathing to make sure your medications are keeping symptoms under control.
Asthma: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
网页2024年1月9日 · Asthma is a long-term disease of the lungs. It causes your airways to get inflamed and narrow, which makes it hard to breathe. Severe asthma can cause trouble talking or being active. You might...
Asthma: Symptoms, Treatment, and More - Healthline
网页2024年1月2日 · Asthma is an inflammatory disease that can affect the airways to your lungs. It makes breathing difficult and can make some physical activities challenging or even impossible. According to the...
Asthma and Asthma Attacks Center: Symptoms, Causes, Tests, …
网页Asthma (reactive airway disease) affects an estimated 34 million people in the U.S. Find in-depth asthma information, including treatments, triggers, and prevention.
Asthma: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
网页Overview. Asthma causes bronchospasms, inflammation, thick mucus and constriction in the airways. What is asthma? Asthma, also called bronchial asthma, is a disease that affects your lungs. It’s a chronic (ongoing) condition, meaning it doesn’t go away and needs ongoing medical management.
Asthma attack - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2023年10月5日 · Asthma is a long-term condition that makes breathing difficult because airways in the lungs become narrow. Symptoms of asthma attack include coughing, wheezing, tightness in the chest and difficulty getting enough air. These symptoms happen because muscles around airways tighten up, the airways become irritated and swollen, …
Asthma - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年5月6日 · Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease (NCD), affecting both children and adults, and is the most common chronic disease among children. Inflammation and narrowing of the small airways in the lungs cause asthma symptoms, which can be any combination of cough, wheeze, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
About Asthma | Asthma | CDC
网页Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults can have asthma, too. Asthma causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early in the morning.
Asthma: Symptoms and Treatment With or Without an Inhaler
网页2023年11月1日 · Diagnosis. Treatment. Asthma Attacks. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The problem can cause symptoms that range from mild to severe. In some severe cases, symptoms can threaten your life. Asthma symptoms trigger swelling in the airways that carry air in and out of your lungs.