Many people who develop asthma as adults remember that they had breathing problems as children. Asthma is a breathing problem that can affect people at any age. Sometimes people have asthma when they are very young and it goes away as they grow up. It may come back later in life. Sometimes people get asthma for the first time when they are older.
Many people have asthma.
It can develop at any age. Approximately 14.6 million people have asthma and 1.4 million of those people are 65 or older. Asthma is a breathing problem that makes it more difficult for you to get air in and out of your lungs. When a person has asthma, the breathing tubes are sensitive. They may react to smoke, pollen, dust,air pollution, allergies, or other triggers.