Understanding and Treating Wheezing

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What does wheezing mean?

Wheezing is the shrill, coarse whistling or rattling sound your breath makes when your airway is partially blocked or narrowed. It’s usually most apparent when you breathe out (exhale). Sometimes, it can be a sign that you’re having breathing problems due to an underlying condition.

What causes wheezing when you breathe?

Wheezing is a high-pitched, coarse whistling sound when you breathe. Many people with respiratory allergies know that wheezing often comes with hay fever season. It may also happen because of respiratory infections like acute bronchitis. But chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) and asthma are the most common causes.

What causes a wheezing sound?

Wheezing is the shrill whistle or coarse rattle you hear when your airway is partially blocked. It might be blocked because of an allergic reaction, a cold, bronchitis or allergies. Wheezing is also a symptom of asthma, pneumonia, heart failure and more. It could go away on its own, or it could be a sign of a serious condition. What is wheezing?

What does wheezing sound like?

Wheezing is simply a whistling or grumbling sound made when breathing. It is typically heard when a person exhales (breathes out) and sounds like a high-pitched whistle. It can also occur on the inhale, which is especially common with a wheezing cough. Wheezing is not simply loud breathing or the sound of congestion or mucus when you breathe.

What is a severe wheezing?

The wheezing is severe. A person is wheezing for the first time. The wheezing includes significant breathing difficulty, bluish skin, confusion, or changes in mental states. The wheezing occurs regularly. The wheezing is a response to an allergen. Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound that happens with breathing.

What causes wheezing?

An obstruction (blockage) or narrowing of the small bronchial tubes in your chest usually causes wheezing. An obstruction in your larger airways or vocal cords can also cause it. The causes range from chronic but manageable conditions like asthma to serious conditions like heart failure.

What Is Wheezing

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Wheezing Information

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