Cough variant asthma and allergic asthma are actually the same type of disease. The main difference between the two lies in the clinical symptoms, with the former having chronic cough as the only symptom, and the latter having a variety of symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness or cough.
1. Cough variant asthma: chronic cough as the main or only symptom, no obvious wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and other symptoms. Its cough is characterized by irritating dry cough, usually more violent, with night and early morning cough obvious. When a cold, inhalation of cold air, dust, etc. easily triggered or aggravated cough.
2. Allergic asthma: the most common type of asthma, with episodes of wheezing as the main symptom, accompanied by shortness of breath, chest tightness or coughing and other symptoms, and in severe cases, even a dry cough or coughing a lot of white foamy sputum.
It is recommended that patients actively go to the hospital, a clear diagnosis, in the doctor’s prescription medication, do not take medication, so as not to delay the condition.