Anonymous
Post 07/08/2013 11:04     Subject: Re:What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
I am speaking for my DS. He is in the middle of practice when he discovers that he cannot get his breath. He stops, and thinks, now I will be OK. But no breath goes in. He strains, his chest really hurts and yet no air is going in to match the need he feels. He uses his inhaler, but that does not relieve it. He starts to sweat and turn white. He thinks he will faint. His body goes into a panic mode and a few tears slip out. Parents come and take him to the doctor who ups his meds.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2013 10:49     Subject: Re:What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
Anonymous wrote:tightness and feeling that you can't get enough air with each breath


this is me too, although when I was a kid I had the coughing attack kind. I'm feeling it right now and I'm not sure If I'm getting sick or if it is the heat, humidity and air quality.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2013 10:41     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
To me it feels like there just isn't any more lung once you get to a certain depth in my chest. It's almost as if I could take a ruler and measure where the air stops going in from my throat down my chest. There are also wheezing noises that sound as if I have a tiny accordian in there.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2013 22:38     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
I was in a class and the respiratory therapist had students breathe throw a straw for 5 minutes to get a feel for the hard to take a deep breath part.

I didn't partake as I had severe asthma at the time. Pretty different than the other experiences described here.

Are you trying to understand what it is like for someone or are you trying to self-diagnose?
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2013 22:36     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
Anonymous wrote:Feeling like you can't get a full breath of air into the lungs. (Even if you're not having a serious attack, it may feel like you can't take a breath that fills the lungs all the way down to the diaphragm.) Shortness of breath or a cough prompted by cold weather - e.g. you find yourself coughing when you first step out for a walk or run on a cold morning. A whistling noise when you breathe, even if you otherwise feel ok. Coughing on exhale after you try to take a deep breath. Asthma can also manifest itself mainly as a persistent cough. Being asthmatic also often means you're very prone to bronchitis and will get a "barking like a seal" cough after every cold.


This
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2013 22:16     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
Feeling like you can't get a full breath of air into the lungs. (Even if you're not having a serious attack, it may feel like you can't take a breath that fills the lungs all the way down to the diaphragm.) Shortness of breath or a cough prompted by cold weather - e.g. you find yourself coughing when you first step out for a walk or run on a cold morning. A whistling noise when you breathe, even if you otherwise feel ok. Coughing on exhale after you try to take a deep breath. Asthma can also manifest itself mainly as a persistent cough. Being asthmatic also often means you're very prone to bronchitis and will get a "barking like a seal" cough after every cold.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2013 21:37     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
cant take a full breath. wheeze when i try. general awareness that i am not taking deep breaths.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2013 18:40     Subject: Re:What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
tightness and feeling that you can't get enough air with each breath
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2013 18:39     Subject: Re:What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
wheeze, wheeze, wheeze...

sometimes it makes my chest ache

my nephew has the cough asthma
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2013 07:53     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
For me, it is tightness in the chest, and sometimes a burning sensation. There have been times when I have been checked out for Cardiac because of a particularly painful bout (I do not know what Angina feels like, but I went to the Dr worried about the heart).
JenniferShumaker
Post 07/05/2013 06:59     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
In winter season children mostly suffer from allergy .I have bad old memories,my son who suffered from asthma missed numerous school days whole day with nebulizer treatments.

Anonymous
Post 07/04/2013 17:05     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
I don't wheeze or huff and puff, I just get this uncomfortable tightness in my chest.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2013 16:04     Subject: What does asthma feel like if you have asthma?
I think the title of the post says it all... What does it feel like for YOU?