One of our forum visitors recently asked if smoking could cause asthma. There can be many risk factors that go into developing asthma, but smoking is definitely one of them. Whether you smoke yourself, or you’re just around secondhand smoke, you could eventually develop asthma.

It’s also important to note that asthma isn’t just a kids disease, either. Lots of adults get asthma; even senior citizens do. So, if you’re noticing that you have symptoms like the ones below, it’s time to talk with your doctor – and find out more about what’s going on with your airways.

• Wheezing
• Chronic cough, especially one that wakes you up in the night
• Shortness of breath
• Tight feeling in the chest, or breathlessness

Meanwhile, quit smoking. Whether you have asthma or not, it’s important to quit smoking because it’s healthier to do so.