High-pitched or squeaky sounds when breathing may mean your airways are smaller in size than normal and air isn’t moving through the lungs well. There are different causes, but it could indicate a ...

Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal sounds resulting from unusual airflow through the lungs. They can be due to conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis. Anything that changes the normal airflow ...

Sometimes health conditions or foreign objects in the lungs can cause changes in your breath sounds, such as wheezing or crackles. Breath sounds come from the lungs when you breathe in and out. A ...

Most of us breathe without thinking. After all, breathing occurs automatically. When we experience gradually decreasing airflow and known decreases in lung function, we often take it for granted and ...

A multi-channel recording device developed at TU Graz for pathological lung sounds and associated automatic lung sound analysis could support existing screening methods for early detection of, for ...

Your lungs are one of the most important parts of the body. The lungs help in gas exchange wherein it moves oxygen from the air into the blood and carbon dioxide from the blood out of the body. They ...

Your lungs work hard every day. Dr. Sudhanshu Rai shares three simple tests you can do at home to check your lung health. These tests include the stair test, breath hold test, and blow test. They help ...

Vesicular breath sounds are a type of breath sound. They are often soft, low-pitched sounds. Having vesicular breath sounds is normal, but changes in those sounds can be a sign of a lung condition. As ...