The sound that indicates fluid in the lower airways is typically described as "crackles" or "rales." These are abnormal lung sounds that can be heard during auscultation and are often associated with conditions like pneumonia or pulmonary edema. Crackles result from the opening of small airways and alveoli that have been collapsed or filled with fluid. They are characterized by a popping or bubbling quality.
The degree of loudness or softness of sound is measured in decibels (dB). A higher decibel level indicates a louder sound, and a lower decibel level indicates a softer sound. The range of comfortable hearing for most people is between 0 dB (very soft) and 85 dB (loud but not harmful).
Dullness or increased resonance may be heard over areas of consolidation during percussion. This indicates the presence of fluid or solid material in the lungs, causing changes in sound transmission.
If the frequency of a sound is decreased, the pitch of the sound will become lower. This means that the sound will sound deeper or lower in tone.
Ronchi are sounds heard when auscultating the lungs that sound like gurgles or congestion and are usually due to fluid in the larger airways like brochi and not typical of pneumonia or heart failure. Simply said, it is a normal finding and therefore good.
Amplitude is the maximum extent of vibration of a body from its mean position. The amplitude of a sound wave indicates the loudness of the sound.
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A bassoon has a lower sound than a flute.
A lower-pitched sound has a higher frequency than a high-pitched sound.
The schwa sound in "lower" is represented by the vowel sound /ə/. It is a short and relaxed sound that is commonly found in unstressed syllables.
Sounds get higher or lower depending on the frequency of the sound waves. Higher frequencies produce higher pitches, while lower frequencies produce lower pitches. This means that a faster vibration of the sound wave will result in a higher pitched sound, and a slower vibration will result in a lower pitched sound.
The diminished symbol in music notation indicates that a note should be played one semitone lower than its natural pitch, creating a dissonant and tense sound.
The sound waves first vibrate the eardrum, which then transmits the vibrations to the fluid in the cochlea. The fluid in the cochlea contains sensory hair cells that convert the vibrations into electrical signals that the brain interprets as sound.