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Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Early Warning Signs of Asthma

Breathing problems like wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and “not being able to get enough air into your lungs” are called symptoms of asthma. Different people have different symptoms and it is important to learn what your symptoms are.

A group of symptoms may happen when you start having trouble breathing or happen a long time before you start having breathing problems.

If you have predictable feelings before you have trouble breathing, these feelings might be Early Warning Signs of asthma.

  • Chest Tightness
  • Coughing, dry cough
  • Wheezing
  • Difficulty breathing/short of breath
  • Decrease in peak flow reading
  • Feeling nervous, irritable, cranky
  • Feeling spacey
  • Restlessness
  • Not sleeping well
  • Tired
  • Feeling weak, low energy level
  • Decreased exercise
  • Dizziness
  • Feeling sick
  • Stomachache/nausea/loss of appetite
  • Raised shoulders/slouching
  • Clammy skin/paleness
  • Dark color under eyes
  • Itching
  • Snoring
  • Changes in speech patterns
  • Dry mouth/increased thirst
  • Headache
  • Runny/stuffy/congested nose
  • Sneezing
  • Itchy/watery eyes
  • Itchy/dry/sore/scratchy throat
  • Gravelly voice/hoarse