Asthma
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- help each other live better and uncover the best ways to manage your health today
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What is asthma?
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease manifested as difficulty breathing due to the narrowing of bronchial passageways which may be accompanied by wheezing, coughing, and a sense of constriction in the chest.
Common symptoms reported by people with asthma
Treatments taken by people for asthma
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Compare treatments taken by people with asthma
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have asthma through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with asthma? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has asthma on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 3151 say asthma is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 219 | |
| 30s | 627 | |
| 40s | 678 | |
| 50s | 612 | |
| 60s | 647 | |
| 70+ | 1653 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 533 | |
| 20-29 years | 291 | |
| 30-39 years | 269 | |
| 40-49 years | 265 | |
| 50-59 years | 232 | |
| 60-69 years | 135 | |
| 70+ years | 87 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1642 | |
| Female | 6712 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 5301 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 149 |