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.
Cough, Noisy breathing, Runny nose and Wheezing WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms cough, noisy breathing, runny nose and wheezing including Asthma (teen and adult), Asthma (child), and Common cold.