Bronchial asthma is the common asthma which is an inflammatory disease of airways that causes periodic attacks of coughing, wheezing (whistling sound from chest), breathlessness, and even chest congestion. Due to the inflammation of airways, a person feels difficulty in breathing and chest tightness or chest congestion. Some people feel these conditions at night which is called nocturnal asthma or in the early morning hours. Some other people feel these symptoms of asthma when they exercise. This is called exercise-induced asthma. The inflammation, caused by many factors, make the airway hyper-responsive. Bronchial asthma symptoms are seen as follows:
Tightness of chest
Wheezing (whistling sound from chest, mostly when you lie down)
Shortness of breath or breathlessness even when talking, laughing or walking a little.
Coughing and sometimes excessive cough which keeps one awake at night