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 (Mouth), Cough (Chest), Nasal congestion and Sneezing. WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms cough (mouth), cough (chest), nasal congestion and sneezing including Bronchitis, Asthma (child), and Common cold. There are 58 conditions associated with cough (mouth), cough (chest), nasal congestion and sneezing. The links below will provide you with more detailed information on these medical conditions from the WebMD Symptom Checker and help provide a better understanding of causes and treatment of these related conditions.