Better Health & Beyond — Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects millions of people around the world. It is characterized by inflammation of the airways, which can lead to difficulty breathing, wheezing, coughing, and chest tightness. Asthma can be triggered by a variety of factors, including allergens, irritants, and exercise.

Asthma is a very serious condition and can be life-threatening if not properly managed.

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults can have asthma, too. Asthma causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early in the morning. If you have asthma, you have it all the time, but you will have asthma attacks only when something bothers your lungs.

We don’t know all the things that can cause asthma, but we do know that genetic, environmental, and occupational factors have been linked to developing asthma.