Asthma Signs And Symptoms That Could Mislead You

By Johnson Star

Have you ever felt running out of breath during exercise: the feeling that your chest is being squeezed and it seems that no matter how hard you try you can't seem to get any more air in? Or maybe coughing which tends to go worse during nighttime? How about restlessness during sleep, aggravated by pauses or shallow breathing? Before you run out to buy the medication, think again, as it may make your condition a lot worse.

If you're wondering about the other condition that we mean, search the web about the symptoms related to asthma and for sure you will be able to find a lot of similarities to what you might be experiencing. The symptoms that asthma can present itself in are sometimes very misleading and vague that most people tend to ignore them, until it grows worse and generates full blown attacks that is.

Early detection and medical intervention is important in order to prevent the damage and dangers that asthma can bring. If you want to know some of the most misleading signs of asthma, here are a few of them:

Sleep apnea: Sleep apnea is a chronic condition which has the tendency to worsen in time. Sleep apnea causes restlessness at night because it is characterized by pauses or shallow breathing during sleep lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes. Sleep apnea is never in one way or another related to insomnia. If you think you have apnea then consult your doctor and get expert advice immediately.

Coughing: No big deal right? Same with coughing that worsens at night or coughing that gets worse during cold days; asthma symptoms can be this simple. Since coughing can be related to so many other illnesses that people or sometimes even doctors miss. If you start to experience dry unproductive cough that just comes and goes without warning it would be wise to have it checked before self medicating.

Fatigue: Feeling tired; another misleading sign. The most popular reason of adults for feeling tired is stress. Yes it might be stress but if you start to feel tired or fatigued even with sufficient rest or sleep then there might be something underneath that you're missing. It would be understandable to feel tired if you are under pressure or have had a lot to do during the day, but feeling tired for the whole week even when there is sufficient rest in between is not.

Asthma is a very unpredictable, dangerous and difficult condition to have, but the chances of improvement and long term relief are greatly increased when there is early diagnosis and treatment. Before you start ignoring what you feel, pay a little bit more attention as you might be missing something.

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