How to stop wheezing immediately

What is wheezing?

Wheezing is a high pitched whistling sound that occurs during breathing when the airways are narrowed.

How can you tell if wheezing is from your lungs or throat?

Commonly the sound is more prominent when you breathe out than when you breathe in (although not always). The sound is caused by air that is forced through airways that are narrower than normal. Narrowed airways can be due to:

• Bronchospasm.

  This means that the muscle within the lining of the airways contracts.

  Wheezing, crackling sound when breathing out

  This has an effect of narrowing (constricting) the airways.

• Swelling of the lining of the airways.

• A lot of secretions (mucus, etc) in the airways.

• An inhaled object. For example, if you inhale a peanut (which is not uncommon in children).

• An abnormal growth in the airway, such as a tumour (cancer).

How common is wheezing?

Wheezing is common and can be caused by a common illnesses such as a cold or upper respiratory tract infection.

Serious causes of sudden, more severe wheezing are less common but include an allergic reaction or an inhaled foreign body. The most common causes of recurrent wheezing are asthma and chronic obstructive p

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