Asthma is a health condition wherein your airways narrow and swell and produce additional mucus. It can cause troubled breathing and simultaneously trigger coughing. At times, the passage is blocked to an extent that you’ll hear a whistling sound every time you breathe out. Herein, we will discuss some unmissable signs and symptoms of asthma that you should be careful about.

Unmissable signs and symptoms of asthma in adults
Before we discuss the symptoms of asthma, one should understand that the symptoms vary from one person to another. Few people have infrequent symptoms, while a few others experience symptoms only at specific times, such as when they indulge in exercising. Some people experience the symptoms all the time. Here, are some of the common symptoms:

• Wheezing when you breathe out
• Coughing, particularly during the night hours
• Feeling of a certain pressure in the chest
• Pain in the chest
• Troubled sleeping
• Feeling of breathlessness
• Chest tightness
• Wheezing or coughing attacks that might aggravate with a respiratory attack, such as flu or cold.
• Some signs that your asthma has aggravated
• Your asthma symptoms and signs become more bothersome and frequent.
• The difficulty in breathing is heightened. It can be checked via a peak flow meter, that is, a device used to study the lung function.
• There is a more frequent need of using an inhaler.

Unmissable signs and symptoms of asthma in children
Childhood asthma is a different disease. It is similar to asthma in adults, but children who have asthma might experience some unique challenges. In children, the condition could lead to missed school days or emergency visits to the hospitals. Here, are some of the unmissable signs and symptoms of asthma in children:

• Frequent coughing that particularly worsens when it is accompanied by a viral infection. It might occur either when the child is in deep sleep or because of the cold air or might be induced by exercise.
• Feeling of breathlessness
• Wheezing or a whistling sound when they breathe out
• Congestion in the chest
• Feeling of tightness in the chest
• Fatigue that might be because of poor or insufficient sleep
• Troubled breathing, which might hamper their exercise or play

• Bronchitis following a respiratory tract infection
• Troubled sleeping because of constant wheezing, coughing, or breathlessness.
• Bouts of wheezing or coughing that aggravate during flu or cold.

It is important to know that not every person or child will experience similar symptoms. One may either not have all of these symptoms, or one may experience different symptoms each time. Moreover, at times, the symptoms will be mild, while other times, they may be severe and life-threatening.