What is Asthma?
...the lungs. Asthma can vary in severity; its symptoms may be present every day or only during an asthma attack. The most common asthma symptoms include wheezing, chest pain, and...
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What is Childhood Asthma?
...whistling sound that accompanies their breathing. This is commonly known as “wheezing.” Typically, wheezing is especially prominent when the child exhales. Other possible signs and symptoms of childhood-onset asthma include:...
Common Respiratory Diseases: Causes and Prevention
...when your airways and lungs become damaged, making it harder to breathe. It can cause symptoms like: persistent cough wheezing shortness of breath tight chest fatigue Researchers have estimated that...
What is Foreign Body Aspiration?
...an affected person shows initial signs of choking and coughing and will then subsequently begin to display other respiratory symptoms, such as wheezing or recurrent coughing.[2][3] However, in the most...
What is Acute Bronchitis?
...a short-term inflammation of the bronchial tubes which carry air to and from the lungs. Its principal symptom is coughing. This is often accompanied by:[1][2] Wheezing Shortness of breath Fatigue...
What is the Acute Aspiration of Oropharyngeal or Gastric Contents?
...infection of the lungs. It is more likely if there is a problem with the normal swallowing or gag reflexes. Symptoms may include coughing while eating, wheezing, and shortness of...
What is Anaphylaxis?
...to worsen quickly. Typical symptoms include an itchy red rash, coughing or wheezing, difficulty breathing, and, eventually, fainting. Triggers for anaphylaxis are different from person to person but are often...
What is Chronic Bronchitis?
...mucus. Other symptoms include fatigue, wheezing, and shortness of breath.[1] Chronic bronchitis is differentiated from acute bronchitis by its persistent nature. Acute bronchitis – which shares the same symptoms as...
What is Food Allergy?
...may be raised, red, itchy and blotchy Nausea and/or vomiting Wheezing and/or breathlessness Stomach pain Diarrhea Nasal congestion and/or a runny nose Sneezing and/or dry coughing Lightheadedness An unfamiliar, strange...
Tips on Talking to Children About Their Food Allergy
...and wheezing, among many others. Approximately 8% of children in the United States live with a food allergy. While many may outgrow that allergy by adulthood, their continued comfort and...