Understand Your Symptoms
Describe what you're experiencing and Asha will help you understand possible explanations, grounded in peer-reviewed medical literature, beyond internet guesswork.
How Asha Helps with Symptoms
Unlike traditional symptom checkers that use decision trees, Asha draws from the full depth of medical literature to provide nuanced, contextual information:
Describe Naturally
No dropdown menus or checkboxes. Describe your symptoms in your own words, in any of many languages via Gemini 3 multilingual. Asha understands context, duration, severity, and associated symptoms.
Evidence-Based Context
Asha provides differential considerations from medical literature: a range of evidence-based possibilities with citations you can verify, beyond a single “diagnosis.”
Prepare for Your Visit
Asha helps you organize your symptoms, identify relevant details, and prepare questions for your healthcare provider, so you can make the most of your appointment time.
Emergency Detection
If your symptoms suggest a potential emergency, Asha immediately directs you to emergency services. This safety system is always active and cannot be disabled.
Example Questions
Here are some ways people ask Asha about symptoms:
- “I've had a headache for three days with sensitivity to light. What could cause this?”
- “I feel tired all the time even though I sleep 8 hours. What should I ask my doctor about?”
- “My child has had a runny nose and cough for a week. When should I be concerned?”
- “I have lower back pain that radiates down my leg. What does the research say about this?”
- “I feel anxious and my heart races for no reason. What are the evidence-based explanations?”
- “I keep getting heartburn after meals. What could be going on and what tests might help?”
How This Differs from Other Symptom Checkers
| Feature | Asha|AI | Traditional Symptom Checkers |
|---|---|---|
| Input method | Natural language (your own words) | Dropdowns, checkboxes |
| Knowledge base | 126M+ evidence vectors across PubMed, OpenAlex, PMC, FDA, DailyMed, StatPearls, and clinical guidelines | Pre-programmed decision trees |
| Citations | Links to actual medical literature | Usually none |
| Language support | Many languages via Gemini 3 multilingual, with medical context | Usually English only |
| Follow-up questions | Conversational, asks for context | Linear flow only |
| Emergency detection | Automatic, always active | Sometimes |
When to Seek Immediate Care
Asha will always tell you this, but it bears repeating. Seek emergency care immediately if you experience:
- Chest pain or pressure, especially with shortness of breath
- Sudden severe headache (“worst headache of my life”)
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Signs of stroke (face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty)
- Thoughts of self-harm or suicide
- Severe allergic reaction (swelling, hives, difficulty breathing)
- High fever in infants under 3 months