Symptoms of Asthma

• Shortness of breath
  
• Chest tightness
  
• Wheezing
  
• Coughing (especially a dry, hacking, repetitive cough)

• Increased shortness of breath, chest tightness and/or wheezing
  
• Decrease in Peak Expiratory Flow Rates (PEFR)
  
• Increased use of inhaler
  
• Waking up at night with asthmatic symptoms
  
• Decreased exercise tolerance
  
• Missing school or work due to symptoms
  
• Need for emergency care
  
• Decreased responsiveness to medications
  
• Persistence of symptoms despite treatment
  
• Decreased quality of life due to symptoms