 [ Symptoms ] can asthma get worse  i have had asthma since i was fairly young and it went away for awhile but has been coming back and it is getting worse and worse it is painful to breath sometimes and it is always shallow could it be something other than asthma now [ Disease ] yes asthma can definitely become worse unless properly evaluated and treated asthma can lead to some very serious consequences i should strongly suggest that you see your medical provider for a proper examination to get on some asthma medications if you have something else your medical provider should be able to make that determination during a careful examination and diagnostic testing