Chest Pain

• Feeling tightness in your chest or chest pain can be a sign of asthma.
  
  

Coughing

• Often, the first sign of an asthma attack is coughing. For some adult asthmatics, this happens frequently at night and interferes with sleep.
  
  

Rapid Heart Beat

• An increase in your heart rate for no apparent reason can be a symptom of asthma.
  
  

Wheezing

• Wheezing is usually a sign of asthma. Almost all people with asthma experience wheezing with an asthma attack.
  
  

Shortness of Breath

• Shortness of breath is a common symptom of asthma and can vary in degree of intensity.
  
  

Tightened Muscles

• Speaking may become difficult, as neck muscles may tighten with asthma and the onset of an attack.
  
  

Sweating

• An increase in sweating without exercise or apparent reason can be a sign of an asthma attack.