Crackles heard in the lungs of a person with pneumonia using a stethoscope. Crackles, crepitations, or rales (/ËrÉËlz/ RAHLZ or /ËrÃ¦lz/ RALZ) are the clicking, rattling, or crackling noises that may be made by one or both lungs of a human with a respiratory disease during inhalation. They are often heard only with a stethoscope (on auscultation).
The symptoms of chest congestion can be listed as under. 1  Coughing. 2  Shortness of breath. 3  Labored breathing. 4  Chest pain. 5  Dizziness. 6  Runny nose. 7  Wheezing. 8  Discomfort. 9  Blood in cough. 10  Loud noises while breathing.
Symptoms of the lung involve changes in breathing, coughing, or pain in the chest. Breathing symptoms include dyspnea (difficulty breathing), tachypnea (rapid breathing), hypopnea (shallow breathing), hyperpnea (deep breathing), and apnea (absence of breathing).nxiety and panic attacks are also common causes of lung symptoms and include rapid breathing that may result in hyperventilation or fainting. Airway obstruction causes lung symptoms that may include rapid shallow breathing. Lung injury from chest trauma can lead to breathing symptoms.