What are the symptoms of asthma?
The typical symptoms of asthma in young children are:
- Coughing, particularly at night and after exercise.
- Wheezing or a whistling noise in the chest.
- Getting short of breath - perhaps your child is not running around as much as usual, or needs to be carried more.
Different types of asthma
Doctors often use the words 'mild', 'moderate' and 'severe' to describe asthma. Below are some guidelines explaining what they mean.
Mild: Coughs and wheezes but plays happily and feeds well
Moderate: Waking at night, can't run around or play without coughing and wheezing
Severe: Too restless to sleep, unwilling to play at all, too breathless to talk or feed, lips may turn blue.
