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 ...

Columnist Ann Reynoso says she can't get used to the chronic cough of PF, but she's working to overcome the fear and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Devices that monitor wheeze, snoring, coughing or crackles remotely can allow for faster treatment. For children ...

AI-powered platform Swaasa is using cough sound analysis through smartphones to help screen respiratory diseases such as COPD ...

About one in 20 people experience bronchitis every year, despite it being a respiratory infection no one wants. Its most common symptoms include wheezing, chest tightness, low fever, fatigue, ...

Chronic bronchitis is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Doctors consider COPD an umbrella term that also includes the medical condition emphysema. COPD is a serious medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The RESP Biosensor captures cough frequency, wheeze, rhonchi, respiratory rate and sleep/wake. Adults with COPD ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

Study into the consequences of childhood infection finds Australian children who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven were more likely to have lung problems in later life. Bronchitis ...