Common "crackles" queries answered by top doctors

Medical Conditions - Crackles

Crackles or rales are heard when excess fluid accumulates in the airway. It may be due to lung infection or heart problems. A crackle occurs when a small airway breaks after colliding with the secretions in the airway during inspiration or lack of air in the airway during expiration. Crackles are more common during inspiration than during expiration. Crackles are discontinuous and high-pitched.

All crackles Q&A

As I exhale, some crackling sound occurs in my chest. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your concern. In my opinion, that cracking sound could be from joints of the thorax since you ruled out internal organ issues.

Answered By

Sreenivasa Rao

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