Signs and Symptoms of Adult Asthma
2nd March 2010 by Bronchitis No CommentsAsthma affects a lot of individuals in the United States alone, and this number may be quadrupled when talking about afflicted individuals all throughout the world. The condition is very manageable and controllable. It’s obvious that adults tend to have a better chance of achieving control and management at a faster rate because they have better understanding of their condition as well a better grasp of their needs.
What’s curious though is that, more and more adults tend to end up in the hospitals as compared to children and older people. This may be caused by several factors. First of which would be the general understanding of the condition. Some individuals tend to ignore the facts and believe in the myths associated with the condition. Falsely believing that the condition can be cured, that all herbal medications can offer relief, and that asthma is more of a psychological disorder rather than a physical one can actually do more harm than good. The second factor would be in the determination of the symptoms.
You would tend to believe that most adult individuals already know how to determine the various symptoms associated with the condition thereby making them an effective part of their treatment. The thing is, adults tend to ignore these asthma-associated symptoms since they mimic other conditions not really related to the condition. Have no idea as to what these are? To cite a few uncommon asthma symptoms in adults, here are some examples:
Sleep apnoea: Most likely you haven’t encountered this symptom or might have already encountered it but did not pay enough attention to it. Sleep apnoea is a chronic condition characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. The episodes can last anywhere between a few seconds to a few minutes long. The pauses are caused by gradual constriction of the air passages and in no way related to lack of rest, sleep, or insomnia.
Chest pains: You would most likely relate chest pains to two things; stress or heart problems. Asthma can actually bring this symptom about. As an asthma symptom the chest pains can range from moderately tolerable (as if caused by stress), up to actually feeling having a heart attack. Not to mention that in asthmatics this symptom can be considered a “liar” since its severity cannot really determine the level of the incoming attack. Meaning you may experience a moderately tolerable chest pain followed by a severe full blown attack or vice versa.
This is but just a few of the long list of the uncommon asthma symptoms in adults. There are plenty of other symptoms that can mislead you when it comes to asthma. Try searching the internet or asking your doctor about the other uncommon symptoms. The more information that you have about it the better off you will be.
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