The muscles around your airways tighten even more than usual, going into what is known as bronchospasm. The inner lining of the airways swell and become irritated. At the same time, your airways produce large amounts of mucus that make breathing even more difficult. The airway tightening, swelling, and increase in mucus all combine to cause […]
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The muscles around your airways tighten even more than usual, going into what is known as bronchospasm. The inner lining of the airways swell and become irritated. At the same time, your airways produce large amounts of mucus that make breathing even more difficult.
The airway tightening, swelling, and increase in mucus all combine to cause a number of symptoms. The symptoms of an asthma attack include:
-Severe wheezing, when breathing both in and out
-Coughing that won’t seem to quit
-Severe chest tightness, pain, or pressure
-Feeling anxious or panicky
-Fast breathing or the feeling that you can’t catch your breath
-Retractions, or tightening, of the muscles in between your ribs and in your chest
-Blue color, called cyanosis, in the lips and fingernails
-Pale, sweaty face
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