Silent Asthma !

Silent Symptoms of Asthma

A couple of sources referred to the “silent symptoms and signs of asthma.” The most well-known symptom of asthma is wheezing, that whistling sound your breath makes, usually on exhaling. Coughing is another well-known symptom of asthma. Neither of those are silent. But there are also other standard symptoms, such as:

• Shortness of breath
• Chest tightness

Those symptoms could be referred to as “silent,” since they don’t specifically make noise, I guess. And if those are your only symptoms, health care professionals might not take them as seriously as a chronic cough or wheezing.
Other so-called “silent” symptoms might include:

• Yawning or sighing, when frequent
• Rapid, shallow breathing
• Frequent respiratory infections, including colds, that are hard to shake
• Difficulty sleeping
• Fatigue

However, these are not true clinical symptoms of asthma. Instead, they are more likely the effects of having asthma that is not well-controlled.

Silent Chest

Another use of the word silent in connection with asthma that I saw mentioned a few times (but never in the credible sources I am used to using) was “silent chest.” This term appears to be linked at times to a type of  asthma attack called " status asthmaticus".

These are the hallmark features of this type of asthma attack:

• Airway inflammation and obstruction occurs suddenly and rapidly
• Little or no wheezing
• Breathing becomes extremely difficult and worsens with associated fatigue
• Difficult to detect at first by lay people
• Life-threatening

In short, the airways may seem to almost shut down during this type of asthma exacerbation. I remember when my children were in grade school, there was a playground death at their school of a student who had one of these rapid onset asthma attacks. There was little time for his teachers to figure out what was wrong, let alone to call for emergency help in time.

In Summary

There are a number of anecdotal articles about silent asthma. But it does not appear to be a term used extensively in asthma research. So, while you may have been told you or your child have “silent asthma,” it is not a true classification. My advice? Ask your health care professional to explain in detail what is meant by this term in reference to your health status. Find out what you need to know to stay safe and healthy.

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