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What is the difference between a wheezing and an expiratory wheeze?

Inspiratory wheezing refers to wheezing that happens when you breathe in, and expiratory wheezing happens when you breathe out. Both types indicate an issue with your breathing and can occur with other symptoms. A wheeze is a high-pitched whistling sound heard during breathing.

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 does it mean if you wheeze a lot?

Expiratory wheezing often indicates narrowing in the small airways or a mild blockage in all or part of your airway, known as an airway obstruction. It commonly occurs with conditions like asthma but can have other causes. Expiratory wheezing may indicate that your peak expiratory flow rate is reduced.

What does wheezing mean during expiration?

During expiration, the presence of wheezing indicates that the individual’s peak expiratory flow rate is less than fifty percent compared to normal. The quality and duration of wheezing also depend on where in the airways the obstruction is located.

Where does a wheeze come from?

A wheeze can come from many different places in the pulmonary system. An obstruction in the airways--from inflammation, mucus, or debris--can be anywhere from the larynx to the bronchi. 1 Depending on where the wheeze is and how it sounds, can help a medical team determine the cause--which is not always asthma. Who wheezes?

What is a wheeze in medical terms?

What is a wheeze? In the 3rd edition of ‘Clinical Methods’, a wheeze is defined as, “...a high-pitched, musical, adventitious lung sound produced by airflow through an abnormally narrowed or compressed airway (s).” 1 Although an older publication, this is the definition that is still used today.

What is a wheeze symptom?

A wheeze is a clinical symptom of a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing.

What causes wheezing?

Any inflammation of the airways, causing them to constrict, can cause wheezing. Often this is triggered by infection or irritation (allergy, smoke, chemicals, etc). The most common causes of wheezing are asthma and COPD. In asthma, it's caused by narrowing of the small airways (bronchioles) of the lungs - but this narrowing is temporary.

What Is WheezeFree

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2. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/15203-wheezing
3. https://www.transformationpartners.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Asthma-weaning-plan-and-info-booklet-Final-Barts.pdf
4. https://www.bsuh.nhs.uk/library/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/01/Paediatric-guidelines-Asthma-Pathway-Jan-2019.pdf
5. https://www.healthline.com/health/expiratory-wheezing
6. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321736
7. https://www.webmd.com/asthma/understanding-wheezing-basics
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeze
9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482454/
10. https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/wheezing/basics/causes/sym-20050764

WheezeFree Information

1. https://asthma.net/living/wheezing
2. https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk/download/clientfiles/files/Patient%20Information%20Leaflets/Women%20and%20Children_s/Paediatrics/Wheeze%20Action%20Plan.pdf