Wheezing is a whistling sound caused by narrowed airways and is common in asthma. Asthma involves airway inflammation leading ...

NWO researcher Mireille Oud is working on a computer program to evaluate the respiratory sounds made by asthma patients. It would seem that a microphone just under the Adam’s apple may be sufficient ...

My 11-month-old son has had several wheezing episodes recently. Does this mean he has asthma? Not necessarily. Not all children who have wheezing episodes will develop asthma, and not all children who ...

Spring often is accompanied by the sound of sneezing. If wheezing joins that sneeze, it may not be just allergies — it may be asthma. The past three decades have witnessed a rise in asthma and ...

A silent asthma attack, also sometimes called "silent chest," is a severe asthma flare-up that doesn't cause the typical wheezing sounds commonly associated with asthma attacks. Some early symptoms of ...

Mauli Desai, MD, Allergist & Immunologist, and David Rosenstreich, MD, Professor of Allergy & Immunology, Microbiology & Immunology, and Otorhinolaryngology, for Montefiore Einstein Anyone who’s ever ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doctors advise patients and families to stay alert to warning signs that distinguish lung cancer from asthma. Persistent ...

A team of engineers has identified the 'violent' physical processes at work inside the lungs which cause wheezing, a condition which affects up to a quarter of the world's population. The researchers, ...

A team of engineers has identified the 'violent' physical processes at work inside the lungs which cause wheezing, a condition which affects up to a quarter of the world's population. A team of ...