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Why is it hard for a person with asthma to breathe during an asthma attack?
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Why is it hard for a person with asthma to breathe during an asthma attack?

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Bands of muscles around the airways tighten.
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Bands of muscles around the airways are triggered to tighten and the lining of the airways become swollen and the cells longing the airways produce more mucus that is thicker than usual
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