Wheezing treatment

Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound during breathing.

Wheezing meaning

It occurs when air moves through narrowed breathing tubes in the lungs.

Wheezing is a sign that a person may be having breathing problems. The sound of wheezing is most apparent when breathing out (exhaling).

It may also be heard when breathing in (inhaling).

Wheezing most often comes from the small breathing tubes (bronchial tubes) deep in the lungs. But it may be due to a blockage in larger airways or in people with certain vocal cord problems.

Causes of wheezing may include any of the following:

• Asthma
• Breathing a foreign object into the airways to the lungs
• Damage and widening of the large airways in the lungs (bronchiectasis)
• Swelling and mucus buildup in the smallest air passages in the lungs (bronchiolitis)
• Swelling and mucus buildup in the main passages that carry air to the lungs (bronchitis)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially when a respiratory infection is present
• Acid reflux disease
• Heart failure (cardiac asthma)
• Insect sting that causes an allergic reaction

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