When these airways become constricted, the chest may feel tight or congested, and a wheeze can often be heard. Other sounds to look out for, discussed below.

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Physicians still use the sounds they hear through stethoscopes as initial indicators of heart or lung diseases. For example ... Researchers can then label which sounds are normal or abnormal to train ...

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Every time you go to the doctor, the first thing they do is check your vital signs. These four initial tests measure the basic functions of your body and are (mostly) regulated by your autonomic ...

Doctors dismissed a newborn’s “grunting” as normal sounds — but six weeks later, the baby was intubated in the PICU, and is now awaiting a heart transplant. Stephanie Mulhall-Atkinson, 37, and Justin ...

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Auscultation is the next component in the physical assessment of the infant. Auscultation is most effective when the infant is in a quiet state. Warming of the hands and stethoscope and use of a ...

It’s understandable that any odd noise your phone starts to make can be construed as a fault or manufacturing defect. The Pixel 9 happens to make a loud rattling sound that rivals someone shaking a ...