ASTHAMA

What Is Asthma?
Asthma DefinitionAsthma Definition Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes episodes of difficult breathing. This is primarily due to constriction, tightening of the muscles surrounding the airways, and inflammation, soreness, swelling and irritation of the airways in the lungs.
Types of AsthmaThere are actually several different types of asthma. Understanding the specific type of asthma you have can help you get the most effective treatment. Some the types of are:
Allergic asthma
Exercise indeed asthma
Occupational asthma
Cough variant asthma
Nocturnal (nighttime) asthma

An Asthma Diagnosis Begins With Identifying Asthma Symptoms

Determining patterns of asthma symptoms is essential to making an asthma diagnosis. Individual asthma symptoms can be similar to those of other conditions, so looking at recurrent causes and frequency of asthma symptoms can help your doctor decide if you have asthma or something else.

Could It Be Asthma?
You're having some trouble breathing and you're wondering if it could be asthma. After all, you're hearing every day how there's an asthma epidemic and you wonder how you or your child will escape, right? There are some very basic clues that can help you get a handle on whether it's asthma -- or something else.
How Your Doctor Decides on a Diagnosis
If you or your child haven't visited a doctor yet, or haven't gotten a diagnosis so far, you may still be wondering if you have asthma or some other breathing problem. To decide, your doctor will use a combination of medical history, symptoms and testing to decide if a person with breathing problems actually has asthma.