Pulmonologist Questions Asthma

Why does asthma cause my son to cough?

My son has childhood asthma and is 5 years old. It causes him to cough so much, which usually leave him even more out of breath. Why is asthma causing him to cough so much?

2 Answers

Because of inflammation in airways.
Asthma is a condition of inflammation of the lung airways; coughing is one of the symptoms.