{"id":160228,"date":"2022-06-08T12:06:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T06:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharmeasy.in\/blog\/?p=160228"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:24:47","slug":"home-remedies-for-wheezing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharmeasy.in\/blog\/home-remedies-for-wheezing\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Home Remedies for Wheezing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<\/head>

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Introduction<\/a><\/li>
What Causes Wheezing?<\/a><\/li>
Symptoms of Wheezing<\/a><\/li>
Suggested Home Remedies for Wheezing<\/a><\/li>
When to Seek Medical Help?<\/a><\/li>
Conclusion<\/a><\/li>
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/li>
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<\/span>Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nYou might have heard a wind instrument playing; it sounds beautiful, right? But when you hear a similar sound coming from someone\u2019s body, while they breathe, it might be alarming. The shrill whistle or the coarse rattle like sound that we hear on breathing is called wheezing. It can be caused when a part of the air passage is blocked due to conditions like asthma, bronchitis, allergies, etc. Depending on the part of the airway that is blocked, the type of sound that is heard varies. All wheezes are not audible to the human hear some can only be heard using a stethoscope. Generally, wheezing can be heard when we breathe out (exhale), but sometimes it can be heard when we breathe in (inhale) as well 1<\/a><\/sup>.\u00a0You might not find a way for how to stop wheezing immediately without consulting a doctor, but there are various home remedies that you can try that may help relieve wheezing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Wheezing is a high-pitched, musical lung sound caused by narrowed airways. source: NCBI Bookshelf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Wheezing is heard more commonly during expiration due to narrowing of the airways. source: NCBI Bookshelf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Wheezing can be associated with various respiratory disorders, not just asthma. source: NCBI Bookshelf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>What Causes Wheezing?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThere is a network of tubes in our body starting from the nose and leading to the lungs called as bronchi. When there is a blockage or obstruction in the smaller tubes (bronchioles) we can hear wheezing. The blockage can be in one of the larger tubes as well. A wide range of medical underlying conditions can cause wheezing, such as 1<\/a><\/sup>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Asthma\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Allergies\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Anaphylaxis (a severe allergic reaction)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Heart failure\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Pneumonia\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Gastric Oesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Smoking\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Aspiration i.e. breathing in of a foreign object\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis (infection in the small tubes in lungs)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Cystic fibrosis (blocking of breathing tubes in us by mucous)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (a seasonal viral infection)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Vocal cord dysfunction 1<\/a><\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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