Symptoms of Lung diseases

Symptoms of Lung diseases

Asthma

Symptoms of asthma include:

Difficulty breathing
Wheezing
Coughing
Shortness of breath
Difficulty performing activities that require exertion (such as lifting a chair, or walking up stairs)

See your doctor is you suspect asthma at any time.

Bronchitis
Symptoms of bronchitis include:
A cough
A mild fever
A general feeling of tiredness
Pain in the chest under the breastbone that is worse when breathing deeply
Wheezing
Shortness of breath
Hoarseness
Lung Cancer

Please see our section on cancer for more information about symptoms of lung Cancer, or speak with your health care professional.
Pneumonia
Symptoms of Pneumonia include:

Cough, often producing
Fever
Shaking
Chills
Shortness of breath
Chest wall pain that is made worse by coughing or breathing in
Fast heartbeat
Fatigue
Sickness

Emphysema
Symptoms of Emphysema may include:

Long-term (chronic) cough
Chronic mucus (sputum)
Repeated episodes of acute bronchitis
Shortness of breath that is persistent and gets worse, occurs during exercise, and worsens during respiratory infections, such as colds.

Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis tends to show symptoms in youth such as coughing up blood, or thick mucus in sputum; it is normally detected in childhood.