What’s that pulling sound in your throat when you gasp for air?

Wheezing with a pulling sound in the throat may be a symptom of certain diseases such as asthma, bronchitis and laryngeal obstruction. 1. Asthma: In asthma, the sound from the larynx or trachea during an asthma attack is usually a rumbling sound caused by bronchial spasm. There may also be episodes of expiratory dyspnea or episodes of chest tightness and coughing. 2. Bronchitis: It is usually caused by bacterial attack when the body’s resistance drops. Patients in the early stages of the main symptoms of dry cough, cough sputum, with the aggravation of the disease will be transformed into mucus pus sputum, but not easy to cough up, when the thick phlegm increases there will be a wheezing voice with a chirping squeaky voice. 3. Laryngeal obstruction: the laryngeal mucous membrane edema can appear after the laryngeal lumen narrowing, the air flow through the sound will be issued by the sharp laryngeal voice. This symptom alone is not enough to diagnose the disease, do not rule out other factors. It is recommended that the patient go to the hospital as soon as possible for examination, and after the doctor clarifies the cause of the disease, targeted treatment will be given.