What different medical conditions can complicate asthma?
If your asthma is not well-controlled on a reasonable amount of medication, then you and your doctor should consider the following conditions which may worsen or mimic asthma symptoms: • Sinusitis (sinus pain, thick post-nasal drip, nagging cough) • Gastric reflux (usually manifested by heartburn, but sometimes only by cough) • Certain hypertension medications (ask your doctor if you are on a beta-blocker or ACE inhibitor) • Vocal cord dysfunction (a disorder of the larynx than involves involuntary spasm of the vocal cords) • Other lung disorders besides asthma
