Sputum sounds may be seen in some respiratory diseases, usually will not be cured, after active treatment of the cause and expectorant symptomatic treatment, usually 1-2 weeks after the sputum sounds may be weakened or disappeared.
Phlegm sounds are produced by the vibration of thick phlegm in the main bronchial tubes, and are a special kind of wet rales, which can be heard in the inspiratory and expiratory phases, but are most obvious in the inspiratory phase, and can be transmitted to both lungs.
The most common causes of sputum sounds are respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchopneumonia, bronchiectasis. In addition, sputum sounds can also occur due to pulmonary stasis and pulmonary edema caused by pulmonary heart disease. It needs to be treated according to the cause of the disease and the condition of the patient, in order to make the phlegm sound subside.
Clinically, you can take drugs to resolve phlegm, such as ambroxol hydrochloride oral solution, acetylcysteine, etc., or use bronchodilators such as terbutaline. In addition to the cause of the drug treatment, such as bacterial infection using cephalosporins to fight infection, allergies need to use fluticasone propionate aerosol inhalation and other treatments. Generally, after 1-2 weeks of treatment, sputum sounds can disappear or be reduced.
If there is obvious sputum sound, it is recommended to consult a doctor immediately, and follow the doctor’s instructions to improve the examination and active treatment, so as to avoid delaying the condition.