One of my friends recently told me that asthma is the most popular respiratory problem which affects people these days. I want to know what the symptoms of asthma are. My son who is a student of std.2 always suffered from cough and has breathing problem. I want to know that is these are the symptoms of asthma. What are the possible treatments of asthma? Please help me.

Many people mistakenly think that you have to wheese to have asthma and nothing could be farther from the truth. I am curious as to whether or not you son ever wakes up at night because of his cough espically after midnight? It is important to treat asthma all the time and not just when you have symptoms. An asthmatic has inflamation that is damaging his airways even though the cough may go away for a while. Primary care doctors are often very slow to label someone with asthma but that's the worse thing for the patient. I will be happy to help you all that I can. The most common medication is Advair but you need to find out for certain if he does have asthma. Does he have allergies? How old is he? I would take him to a pulmonary specialist.

Asthma Symptoms:
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In general, these signs are not severe enough to stop you from going about your daily activities. But by recognizing these signs, you can stop an asthma attack or prevent one from getting worse. Early warning signs include:

* Frequent cough, especially at night
* Losing your breath easily or shortness of breath
* Feeling very tired or weak when exercising
* Wheezing or coughing after exercise
* Feeling tired, easily upset, grouchy, or moody
* Decreases or changes in lung function as measured on a peak flow meter
* Signs of a cold, or allergies (sneezing, runny nose, cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, and headache
* Trouble sleeping

There are 2 types of asthma, allergic asthma allergic asthma and non allergic asthma.
Some of the allergens that can trigger asthma attack are: chemicals, drugs, smoke, dust, food additives, pollution, mold, etc.
Non allergic asthma can be cause by anxiety, exercise, dry or humid weather, fear, laughing, stress etc.

Home Remedies for asthma :
??? Garlic or lasuna or Allium sativum - A person suffering from asthma problem should take garlic everyday. He can also take it by boiling it in some milk (about 30 grams) as a way of stopping the early stages of asthma from becoming much worse. Plus you could add some ginger tea and drink this both in the morning and at night as it will help in additional to keep the condition under control.
??? Mustard Oil ??“ It is considered as one of the most recommended asthma home remedy when a person is having an attack. It is performed by mixing some mustard oil with a little camphor and then massaging it over the chest of the person affected. With this the sufferer gets relief as it easier the breath intake and also makes respiratory passage clean.
??? Take 1 tablespoon of honey and ?? tsp cinnamon powder and mix them well before consuming. This is an excellent home remedy for asthma.
??? For people who are in their premature stages of asthma, a perfect home remedy is to boil eight to ten cloves of garlic and ginger in ?? cup of milk and consume it during night time.