Asthma Info

What is asthma? What happens when someone has an asthma attack? Describe normal breathing and compare it to breathing during an asthma attack. What causes as asthma attack? How does it feel?


Asthma is a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity.
Symptoms of an asthma attack may include:
    Severe wheezing when breathing both in and out
    Coughing that won't stop
    Very rapid breathing
    Chest pain or pressure
    Tightened neck and chest muscles, called retractions
    Difficulty talking
    Feelings of anxiety or panic
When someone has an asthma attack, the lining of the airway becomes swollen or inflamed and thicker mucus is produced.Normal breathing is easy, effortless, and you don’t have to think about it because breathing is an involuntary thing. breathing during an asthma attack is hard, it feels like you have something blocking your airway. What causes the asthma attack is a various amount of reasons, bronchospasm, inflammation, and mucus production to name a few.
It feels like someone is slowly cutting off your air supply or choking you.

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