Try: The causes of asthma can vary greatly between care recipients cr exercise-induced asthma strenuous exercise can cause a narrowing of the airways in about 80 of people with asthma in some people exercise is the main trigger for their asthma symptoms if the cr has exercise-induced asthma he will feel chest tightness coughing and difficulty breathing within the first five to eight minutes of an aerobic workout heartburn and asthma severe heartburn and asthma often go hand-in-hand in the cr the stomach acids reflux or back up into the esophagus; if the acid reaches into the throat or airways the irritation and inflammation can trigger an asthma attack smoking and asthma crs who smoke cigarettes are more likely to get asthma if the cr smokes with asthma it may make symptoms such as coughing and wheezing worse sinusitis and other upper respiratory infections much like asthma causes inflammation in the lining of the airways sinusitis causes inflammation in the mucous membranes that line the sinuses this inflammation causes the mucous membranes in the sinuses to secrete more mucus — also similar to asthma infections and asthma cold flu bronchitis and sinus infections can cause an asthma attack these respiratory infections that trigger asthma can be viral or bacterial and are a common cause of asthma medications and asthma many crs with asthma have aspirin-sensitive asthma and it it’s possible they’re sensitive to other medications such as anti-inflammatory drugs other causes of asthma include irritants many irritants including tobacco smoke smoke from wood-burning appliances or fireplaces strong odors from perfumes cleaning agents _____ are all irritants that can trigger asthma weather cold air changes in temperature and humidity can cause asthma strong emotions stress and asthma are often seen together anxiety crying yelling stress anger or laughing hard can trigger an asthma attack information references webmd com
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