Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal sounds resulting from unusual airflow through the lungs. They can be due to conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis. Anything that changes the normal airflow ...

The predictive ability of cough sound algorithms shows promise in detecting acute respiratory diseases, study finds. A machine learning algorithm for detecting and classifying acute respiratory ...

Devices that monitor wheeze, snoring, coughing or crackles remotely can allow for faster treatment. For children, these devices have the potential to catch lung diseases/conditions early on in life.

New Digital Stethoscope Detects and Classifies Subtle Lung Sounds, Aiding Healthcare Pros in Diagnosis and Patient Management ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChestPal™ Pro, the only commercially available ...

Listening to a patients' breathing is certainly a key part of diagnosing their respiratory problems. However, doctors' individual observer bias certainly comes into play, plus it can be difficult to ...

Researchers developed a novel device that detects abnormal breathing sounds to predict whether an ICU patient is likely to suffer from respiratory complications after removal from a mechanical ...

Vesicular breath sounds are a type of breath sound. They are often soft, low-pitched sounds. Having vesicular breath sounds is normal, but changes in those sounds can be a sign of a lung condition. As ...

High-pitched or squeaky sounds when breathing may mean your airways are smaller in size than normal and air isn’t moving through the lungs well. There are different causes, but it could indicate a ...

Lung sound analysis was able to confirm airway narrowing in patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) acute bronchiolitis. Airway narrowing could be found through lung sound analysis in patients ...

An Australian telehealth startup that developed a smartphone app to detect common respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia, has begun a study at three U.S. hospitals. ResApp Health‘s smartphone ...