During an asthma attack, the bronchial tubes in the lungs become inflamed and narrow, resulting in wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing.
The main symptoms are breathlessness when active, persistent wheezing (especially breathing out), a chesty cough with phlegm and frequent chest infections.
Symptoms include chronic cough, chest pain, breathlessness, haemoptysis (coughing up blood), wheezing or hoarseness of the voice, weight loss and fatigue.
