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.
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What causes crackling sound in the chest on exhaling?
Query: Hello doctor, I am facing some internal issues for one month. As I exhale, some crackling sound occurs from my chest. I consulted a heart specialist and have done my 2-D echocardiogram test plus EKG test, but everything seems fine, the doctor said. Then I took a chest X-ray, and my chest X-ray was a... Read Full »
Answer: 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. The cracking sounds could also be due to air spaces inside the lungs, and certain phenomenon causes those sounds due to fluid moveme... Read Full »
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