Asthma is a variable disease which means it tends to get worse from time to time. As such an asthmatic patient encounters the asthma attacks every now and then with varying degrees of severity. Although the causes of asthma attacks or asthma flare ups are not exactly known, scientists relate the occurrence of flare ups due to exposure of an asthmatic to asthma triggers that affects the lungs.

Asthma attack happens when the bronchial tubes are inflamed or closed thus causing breathlessness. The airways responsible for taking in an air out of the lungs get swollen. These airways of an asthmatic are very sensitive and react strongly to the substances inhales. As such if the asthma worsening agents called asthma triggers are inhaled causing irritation in the lining of airways, the chances of occurrence of asthma attack increases.

Asthma attack can be predicted through recognizing the changes taking place in the body owing to changing environment. The early symptoms are coughing, wheezing, runny nose, headache, feeling lethargic, difficulty sleeping, panting during physical activities.

 The best course of action in order to control asthma and asthma attacks would be staying away from asthma triggering environment, follow your action plan and take the medications strictly according to the plan An asthma attack is life-threatening and should not be taken for granted.