When you go for a sick visit or your annual checkup at your doctor's office, they will likely listen to your chest through a stethoscope. Part of what they're listening for is the sounds your lungs ...

If you have COPD, the sounds made by your lungs can help your doctor evaluate the state of your airways and whether your treatment is working. Types of COPD lung sounds include wheezing, crackling, ...

Make sure that the listening area is quiet, and importantly, do not listen through the patient's clothing. Warm your stethoscope either by carrying it in your pants pocket or by vigorously rubbing it.

Breath sounds can provide a lot of information about the health of your lungs. Certain sounds are created by specific conditions. A medical professional can help you diagnose any unusual breathing ...

Doctors have been listening to the sounds our bodies make for years. Before the invention of stethoscopes, they simply put their ears to their patients' chests or abdomens. The technical term for this ...

Abnormal breath sounds may include crackling or wheezing. They may be a sign of an underlying medical condition. Breath sounds, also called lung sounds, are the noises that the structures in the lungs ...

Lung sounds: Wheezing and crackling noises might be more than just a sign of sickness in lung disease, reveals a new study. Wheezing and crackling in the lungs could be the sounds of progressing lung ...

Doctors know they’re the sounds of a problem in the lungs, but it turns out they might be more than symptoms—crackling and wheezing could also be the sounds of a disease progressing, according to a ...

Pune: While on a holiday to a remote place in Kerala, you suddenly feel breathless and start sweating. You wish your family doctor was around, but that is wishful thinking. A new mobile app promises ...