Symptoms of asthma

The main symptoms of asthma are:

• wheezing (a whistling sound when breathing)
• breathlessness
• a tight chest – which may feel like a band is tightening around it 
• coughing

The severity of the symptoms varies from person to person. They usually come and go, but for some people they're more persistent.

Asthma symptoms can sometimes get temporarily worse. This is known as an asthma attack.

Read more about the symptoms of asthma.