Doctors say that wheezing, which also can cause wheezing, is a serious and frightening symptom. This type of breathing can be a symptom of various diseases – from allergies to chemical damage to the lungs and other respiratory diseases.

Most often, the whistle occurs on the exhale and points to the fact that the lumen of the airway narrowed. The reasons for this can be very, very much. For example, bronchoconstriction, edema, obstruction due to tumors, etc.


Doctors have made a list of reasons for which often starts wheezing. It includes:
anaphylactic reaction is an allergic reaction, which is considered heavy. Wheezing in this case is accompanied by sneezing, itching, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, etc. Require urgent medical attention due to the narrowing of the bronchial lumen;
- foreign body: ingestion of a foreign body in the respiratory system leads to their partial or complete blockage. Parallel may appear dry cough, hoarseness, tachycardia, cyanosis of the face. Necessary emergency medical care;
- aspiration pneumonitis, which is also called Mendelson's syndrome: the hiss of breath is shortness of breath, frequent breathing, blueness of face and lips, a fever, a cough with phlegm. May occur as a result of contact with light vomit;
- asthma: the whistle appears during the attack. Accompanied by a cough. There are severe breathing difficulties. Possible to save the day, giving the patient special bronchospasm drugs;
- lung damage: for example, you may whistle when you break. Such trauma leads to bleeding, edema, in some cases, concussion. Requires immediate medical attention;
- adenoma of the bronchus is a disease that together with a whistle of breath is characterized by hemoptysis;
- chronic bronchitis is one of the most common pathologies. A person may be wheezing, coughing, fatigue;
- lung cancer: at the time when the tumor had grown so large that start to block the bronchi, appears whistling sound when you breathe. Cancer is accompanied by weight loss, fatigue, shortness of breath and other typical symptoms.

The emergence of whistles is usually the result of judgment of the bronchial lumen. To alleviate the patient's condition, of course, in those cases when you do not need emergency assistance, you can apply the following methods.

Humidification allows you to soften the mucus that clogs the bronchial tubes, relieve spasm, and helps to normalize breathing. To make the air moist enough to use special moisturizers or you can sit in a bath with an open hot water tap.

Be sure to take medications prescribed by your doctor. They help to normalize breathing. This is especially important for asthmatic inhalers. And it is not necessary to refuse treatment under the pretext that there is addictive. The risk is much more than the mythical harm of addiction.

Of course, it is necessary to pass medical examination which will establish the cause of the whistling and prescribe appropriate treatment.