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Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. That makes them very sensitive, and they may react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. When your airways react, they get narrower and your lungs get less air.
Symptoms of asthma include

Wheezing
Coughing, especially early in the morning or at night
Chest tightness
Shortness of breath

Not all people who have asthma have these symptoms. Having these symptoms doesn't always mean that you have asthma. Your doctor will diagnose asthma based on lung function tests, your medical history, and a physical exam. You may also have allergy tests.
When your asthma symptoms become worse than usual, it's called an asthma attack. Severe asthma attacks may require emergency care, and they can be fatal.
Asthma is treated with two kinds of medicines: quick-relief medicines to stop asthma symptoms and long-term control medicines to prevent symptoms.

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Start Here

Asthma (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Available in Spanish
Asthma: Basic Information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Managing Asthma: Learning to Breathe Easier (National Institutes of Health)
What Is Asthma? (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation)

Latest News

'Green' Public Housing May Help Families Breathe Easier (10/21/2015, HealthDay)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Cough (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
How Is Asthma Diagnosed? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Spirometry for Asthma - When You Need It and Why (ABIM Foundation)
What Are Lung Function Tests? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Prevention/Screening

Allergens and Irritants (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Asthma Triggers: Gain Control (Environmental Protection Agency)
Common Asthma Triggers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Treatments and Therapies

Asthma Treatment: Do Complementary and Alternative Approaches Work? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
How Is Asthma Treated and Controlled? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Inhaled Asthma Medications (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Long-Term Control Medications for Lung Diseases (National Jewish Health)
Patient's Guide to Aerosol Drug Delivery (American Association for Respiratory Care) - PDF
Quick-Relief Medications for Lung Diseases (National Jewish Health)
Time to Talk: What You Need to Know about Asthma and Complementary Health Practices (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
Understand Your Medication (American Lung Association)

Living With

Asthma Action Plan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF Available in Spanish
Asthma Diet: Does What You Eat Make a Difference? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Asthma Inhalers: Which One's Right for You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Asthma: Questions to Ask When It Doesn't Get Better (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
Measuring Your Peak Flow Rate (American Lung Association)
So You Have Asthma (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF

Related Issues

Allergies and Asthma: They Often Occur Together (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Aspirin Desensitization (American Rhinologic Society)
Asthma and COPD: Differences and Similarities (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Flu and People with Asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (and Asthma) (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Guide to Controlling Asthma at Work (American Lung Association)
Humidifiers: Air Moisture Eases Skin, Breathing Symptoms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Lung Disease Including Asthma and Adult Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Sleep Problems in Asthma and COPD (American Thoracic Society) - PDF
Treating Influenza (Flu) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
What People with Asthma Need to Know about Osteoporosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
What's the Difference Between Vocal Cord Dysfunction and Asthma? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Specific Conditions

Asthma Attack (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Exercise and Asthma (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Exercise-Induced Asthma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
Nocturnal Asthma (National Jewish Health)
Occupational Asthma (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)

Images

Metered dose inhaler use - slideshow Available in Spanish
Nebulizer use - slideshow Available in Spanish
Peak flow meter use - slideshow Available in Spanish
Spacer use - slideshow Available in Spanish

Health Check Tools

Asthma Quiz (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Quiz (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Wheezing (DSHI Systems)

Videos

Enviromysteries: Inside Stories: Thomas' Story (Maryland Public Television, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Know How to Use Your Asthma Inhaler (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
What is Asthma? (American Lung Association)

Statistics and Research

Asthma in Adults Fact Sheet (American Lung Association)
Asthma Patients in US Overuse Quick-Relief Inhalers, Underuse Control Medications (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology)
CDC Vital Signs: Asthma in the US (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Do Newborns Have More Complications When Mom Has Asthma? (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Inhaler Reminders Significantly Improve Asthma Patients' Use of Controller Medications (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
National Asthma Control Program State Profiles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
Trends in Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality in the United States, 2001-2010 (National Center for Health Statistics)

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Asthma (National Institutes of Health)

Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Reference Desk

Allergy and Asthma Health Magazine (American Association for Respiratory Care)
Glossary of Asthma Terms (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)

Find an Expert

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
American Lung Association
Asthma Information Links (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Find an Allergist/Immunologist (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Children

MedlinePlus: Asthma in Children (National Library of Medicine) Available in Spanish

Women

Asthma and Pregnancy (Organization of Teratology Information Specialists) - PDF Available in Spanish
Asthma, Allergies and Pregnancy (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)

Seniors

Medications and Older Adults (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) Available in Spanish
Older-Adults and Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)

Patient Handouts

Allergies, asthma, and dust Available in Spanish
Allergies, asthma, and molds Available in Spanish
Allergies, asthma, and pollen Available in Spanish
Asthma Available in Spanish
Asthma - control drugs Available in Spanish
Asthma - quick-relief drugs Available in Spanish
Exercise-induced asthma Available in Spanish
How to breathe when you are short of breath Available in Spanish
How to use a nebulizer Available in Spanish
How to use an inhaler - no spacer Available in Spanish
How to use an inhaler - with spacer Available in Spanish
How to use your peak flow meter Available in Spanish
Make peak flow a habit! Available in Spanish
Occupational asthma Available in Spanish
Pulmonary function tests Available in Spanish
Signs of an asthma attack Available in Spanish
Smoking and asthma Available in Spanish
Stay away from asthma triggers Available in Spanish
Traveling with breathing problems Available in Spanish
Wheezing Available in Spanish

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

National Institutes of Health

The primary NIH organization for research on Asthma is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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