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, ...

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 ...

Lung sounds are the noises a person makes as they breathe in and out, including sounds of regular breathing. However, wheezing, crackling, stridor, and other sounds can also occur, indicating an ...

Bronchial breath sounds are different noises your doctor can hear when listening to your breathing. Atypical sounds can indicate an underlying condition. Bronchial breath sounds, or lung sounds, are ...

After listening to a patients’ heart and lung sounds, many specialists will write a note describing what they heard in the electronic medical record. The problems with that include: • These ...

Computer-assisted techniques allow detailed analysis of the acoustic and physiological aspects of lung sounds. This short review of classic lung sounds includes both audio clips and interpretations ...

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 ...

A new study published in Engineering presents a breakthrough in medical technology with the development of a wearable stethoscope that can accurately monitor lung sounds in real-time and automatically ...