Asthma affects people in different ways.
- Some people with asthma have attacks once or twice a year and their attacks may feel like a shortness of breath.
- Other people can get attacks once a week, or even once a day.
- Some asthma attacks are “big” and can cause a person to cough or wheeze nonstop for several minutes.
- Other asthma attacks can be “small” and cause a person to cough softly throughout the day.
