Doctors do not use chest X-rays to diagnose asthma. However, you may require a chest X-ray if you’re in the hospital or emergency department because of a severe asthma attack. It can help ...

A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide valuable information during a severe attack or when someone is hospitalized with asthma complications. A chest X-ray can also differentiate ...

Violin teacher Constance Meyer’s chronic hacking cough was driving other people crazy. The mother of a new student figured ...

These are silent symptoms of asthma. The two most common silent symptoms are due to airway inflammation: shortness of breath and chest tightness. Muscles around the airways in your lungs become ...