Bronchial Breath Sounds

Introduction

Welcome to our website's bronchial breath sounds page. On this page we provide a definition of bronchial breath sounds, then compare bronchial sounds to vesicular sounds using audio recordings and text. Finally, there is a link to the training lessons available on this site.

Our bronchial lung sounds lesson can be found in this course. Secondly, our reference index is designed to provide quick access to stridor sounds, with audio tracks, listening guides and waveforms. Use this link for quick reference to heart and lung sounds.

What Are Bronchial Breath Sounds?

Bronchial breath sounds are tubular, hollow sounds, heard when auscultating over the large airways (e.g. second and third intercostal spaces). They will be louder and higher-pitched than vesicular breath sounds.

Listen to an Example of Bronchial Sounds

Listening Tips

These are hollow, tubular, lower pitched sounds that can be heard over the trachea in normal cases. Usually a distinct pause can be noticed between inspiration and expiration.

Bronchial breath sounds heard beyond the large airways may be a sign of underlying pathology.

Bronchial Audio Playback

Waveform

Compare To Vesicular

Respiratory Sounds Reference Guide

bs Our auscultation reference guide provides quick access to this sound as well as many other lung sounds. Each sound is described also with an audio recording and waveform.

Quick Links to Other Breath Sounds

While we have many breath sound lessons and quick references on this website. Please use the links below.

Related Lessons

Basics of Lung Sounds The goal of this basic course in lung sounds is to improve auscultation observational skills. We focus on describing important breath sounds and in providing recordings of each. Many students find that waveform tracings aid in learning lung sounds; we have included dynamic (moving cursor) waveforms with each lesson. The anatomy pages use illustrations to reveal an example of each lung sound (anatomy not yet available on smartphones).

Lesson List

Intermediate Lung Sounds The goal of this intermediate course is to expand your observational skills when auscultating breath sounds. The course lessons include voiced sounds: bronchophony, egophony and whispered pectoriloquy. We also provide auscultation lessons on several types of wheezes, crackles and stridor. Each of these lung sound lessons includes audio, text and dynamic waveform. The anatomy pages use illustrations to reveal an example of each lung sound (anatomy not yet available on smartphones).

Lesson List