The sound a person makes when breathing is not usually noticeable. However, abnormal breath sounds may be audible with or without a stethoscope. They have a range of causes and can accompany a ...

High-pitched breath sounds are whistling sounds in a person’s airways. They’re caused by air being forced through blocked or inflamed airways.

Are you familiar with the sounds your lungs can make and what they might indicate? Learn about wheezing, crackling, stridor, and their meanings.

When performing lung auscultation, doctors will listen to at least one breath cycle. Some sounds are expected to be present as you breathe in (inspiration) and some as you breathe out (expiration).

Mindfulness of the breath, sounds and thoughts can be considered as forms of psychological first aid due to their ability to help people regulate their emotions and manage stress in challenging ...

I looked at Ken’s chest X-ray once the technician had done it and I could see that he had fluid in the bases of his lungs, which correlated with the crackly sounds I had heard when listening to him.