What is asthma?

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease manifested as difficulty breathing due to the narrowing of bronchial passageways which may be accompanied by wheezing, coughing, and a sense of constriction in the chest.

How do members experience asthma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with asthma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for asthma*

*Data from patients with asthma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with asthma*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Albuterol Inhaler)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (8 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
8
Tried for
asthma (25)
Treatment

(Singulair)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
asthma (12)
Treatment

(Flovent)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (2 evaluations)
Side effects
dry mouth
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
asthma (6)
Treatment

(Prednisone Intensol)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
asthma (6)
Treatment

(Xopenex)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
asthma (3)

*Data from patients with asthma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has asthma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 111
20s 497
30s 1,434
40s 1,990
50s 2,345
60s 1,965
70+ 1,020

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,868
Female 7,418

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What is asthma?

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease manifested as difficulty breathing due to the narrowing of bronchial passageways which may be accompanied by wheezing, coughing, and a sense of constriction in the chest.



Common symptoms reported by people with asthma

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for asthma

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Albuterol Inhaler)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
258
Tried for
asthma (25)
Treatment name(s)

(Singulair)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
434
Tried for
asthma (12)
Treatment name(s)

(Flovent)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,925
Tried for
asthma (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Prednisone Intensol)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
2,470
Tried for
asthma (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Xopenex)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
500
Tried for
asthma (3)

Data from patients with asthma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with asthma

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Albuterol Inhaler)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (8 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
8
Tried for
asthma (25)
Treatment name(s)

(Singulair)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
asthma (12)
Treatment name(s)

(Flovent)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (2 evaluations)
Side effects
dry mouth
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
asthma (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Prednisone Intensol)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
asthma (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Xopenex)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
asthma (3)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with asthma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has asthma on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 17 new patients joined this month
  • 3,560 say asthma is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 111
20s 497
30s 1,434
40s 1,990
50s 2,345
60s 1,965
70+ 1,020
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2,421
20-29 years 654
30-39 years 497
40-49 years 393
50-59 years 155
60-69 years 37
70+ years 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,868
Female 7,418

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 5,346
Not Diagnosed 145

These charts show data from asthma patients who have completed their condition history
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