There are 4 special types of asthma that are caused by special conditions. It is important to understand what each of these are.

Exercise Induced Asthma

As the name suggests this type of asthma happens after heavy exercise. You may or may not have to end your physical activity whenever you have an attack. If you only experience these symptoms after a few hours of exercising, then you may have what is known as delayed exercise induced asthma. Most of these attacks will subside within a few minutes though, even if they go untreated. There are several factors that influence this type of asthma, including the type of exercise and the type of weather conditions. More people are bothered with this condition whenever they are exercising in cold and dry climates. A lot of people also find that running is more troublesome than swimming or bicycling.

Hidden Asthma

Herein you may not have the more obvious symptoms of coughing and wheezing. Instead, you may only have shortness of breath, tightness of chest or just a nagging cough that has gone undiagnosed for quite some time. This kind of cough is different from a normal cough because it is usually more irritating and is triggered by their cold weather or exertion due to exercise. It is very nagging and can even wake you up from a deep sleep. If you have this you will sooner or later develop symptoms of full blown asthma.

Aspirin Sensitive Asthma

Some adult asthmatics have a bad reaction to aspirin. In fact, they are 10 times more likely to develop an allergic reaction to it. Generally this begins with just a very runny nose. However, in 1 or 2 years nasal polyps will begin growing in your nose and you will lose your sense of smell or taste. Over time this will develop into full blown asthma with a very serious attack happening just after taking aspirin.

Drugs that are similar in nature or function to aspirin should also be avoided. If you do need these medications then you will have to go through a specific, closely monitored regimen in order to be able to tolerate them.

Occupational Asthma

This is caused by substances that are present in your workplace. Both allergic and non-allergic triggers are at work here. If you have this and work in a factory, then you will develop asthma symptoms right after you report to work on Monday morning. These include coughing, wheezing and flu like symptoms. Of course, some people only develop symptoms after being at work for a few days.