Bubbling in the throat when lying down

What types of wheezing are there?

As soon as wheezing is detected, you should immediately make an appointment with a doctor for advice. During an examination using a phonendoscope, the doctor can hear various sounds, including:

• Wet wheeze. It most often occurs as a result of the accumulation of fluid, such as blood or exudate, in the lungs. In a phonendoscope, the presence of liquid sounds like bursting bubbles. Usually, moist wheezing appears as a result of pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchitis or heart failure.
• Dry wheezing. It is easy to identify: when you exhale, a sound appears that resembles a drawn-out whistle. Such wheezing occurs as a result of the lumen of the bronchi and the absence of phlegm on their walls. It occurs in people with bronchial asthma. Also, wheezing can occur as a result of pressure on the airways due to the resulting inflammation.
• Noisy wheezing. Characteristic for heavy smokers. It occurs as a result of atrophy of the bronchial tissue. The epithelium cannot cope with excess sputum production, resulting in wheezing.

To make a diagnosis, the patient will first need to have a chest x-ray and blood tests. Doctors also sometimes require bacteriological analysis of sputum. This allows you to more accurately determine the cause of the pathology.

Causes of wheezing in the throat

There are several reasons that influence the occurrence of wheezing.

One of the reasons may be a viral infection introduced into the body from the outside. This can be determined using symptoms: the appearance of a runny nose, cough, fever and pain when swallowing - all of the above indicates ARVI.

Regardless of what caused the disease, a common symptom is inflammation of the epithelium of the respiratory tract. This leads to a dry throat as well as body aches. Wheezing occurs as a result of the accumulation of phlegm in the nasopharynx.

A wheezing throat may also occur during laryngitis. You can recognize an infectious disease by the following symptoms:

• The appearance of redness in the throat;
• Inflammation of the vocal cords;
• Severe and persistent cough;
• Lack of voice.

The last point occurs because the swollen walls of the larynx become an obstacle to air flow. If a singer, actor or lecturer gets laryngitis, his ligaments become thicker and rougher. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to take care of treatment in a timely manner. Otherwise, you may lose your voice, which can lead to further loss of your career.

Another cause of wheezing in the throat is chronic heart failure. It can be detected using a phonendoscope by listening to the lower part of the lungs. The main symptoms of this disease:

• Severe swelling of the legs. It becomes difficult for the patient to move. Swelling is especially severe in the evening, when the legs become incredibly swollen;
• Dyspnea. If the disease is advanced, it may become difficult to breathe even while lying down;
• Enlarged liver. This will lead to pain and cramping in the stomach and a deterioration in general physical condition.

Finally, a wheezing throat can result from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The disease develops as a result of inflammation of the bronchi. Sometimes this leads to irreversible changes on their walls.

Symptoms of COPD include the following:

• Dyspnea. Can be extremely severe depending on the degree of the disease;
• Severe and persistent cough with sputum production.

In any case, to determine the exact cause, you must consult a doctor.

Respiratory diseases

Problems with the respiratory tract are the most common pathologies in decorative rats. They can be provoked by a banal draft or congenital defects of the lung tissue. Pneumonia often develops rapidly against the background of a common cold, mycoplasmosis, tumors or abscesses in the lungs. Inflammation of the lungs often provokes the death of a pet.

Symptoms of respiratory diseases:

• the animal “grunts” and sneezes frequently;
• red-brown mucus (porphyrin) forms in the nose and eyes;
• the rat breathes frequently and heavily - so that the sides move more;
• gurgling and wheezing are heard when breathing, and a wet cough of varying intensity is observed;
• the pet is specifically hunched over, sleeps a lot and moves little;
• the rat refuses food, behaves sluggishly and apathetically;
• The pet's fur loses its shine and bristles in different directions.

The prospects for correct diagnosis of pneumonia are conditionally favorable. Treatment is based on antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and hormonal agents, vitamins, and immunomodulators. If your pet has respiratory diseases, you should show it to a specialist. Typical “human” medications will not work in this case.

If a rat is showing signs of a heart attack, first aid from the owner is acceptable: you can drop 2-3 drops of Corvalol into the animal’s mouth, and bring any aromatic oil to its nose. Afterwards, you still need to take your pet to a specialist. As a result of a stroke, a rat can go blind, suffer paralysis of the limbs, breathing problems and other post-traumatic effects. To prevent this common pathology, you should monitor the rat’s weight and the general condition of its body.

Heavy breathing, coughing and sneezing will most likely lead to a diagnosis of pneumonia. Additional symptoms will be mucus from the nose and eyes, red dried crusts, and whistling in the chest. It is better to take such an animal out into the fresh air (necessarily in a warm place), and remove mucus, foam and food debris from the mouth if possible. To make breathing easier, you can give your animal a sniff of 10% camphor oil. Asthmatic syndrome can be relieved by injection of a mixture of furosemide, dexamethasone and aminophylline. However, in this case, you must know the correct dosage.

Rhinitis is also a common disease in rats. A viral type of disease is possible after contact with a sick animal. It manifests itself as purulent mucous discharge from the nose, grunting, sneezing, and elevated body temperature. Treatment is practically no different from therapy in humans (taking antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and hormonal drugs).

Porphyrin (reddish nasal discharge that resembles blood) looks scary. In fact, this is the result of increased work of the Harderian gland. The problem arises from stress, poor nutrition and injury to the animal. There is no treatment as such. You just need to improve the rat’s quality of life, change the food, and perhaps add vitamins to the diet. However, do not forget that porphyrin can also be a symptom of oncology, tuberculosis, mycoplasmosis and pneumonia.

It is important to remember that many infectious diseases of rodents are dangerous to humans. Therefore, veterinarians categorically do not recommend treating rats on their own. A timely visit to the clinic will help save your pet and protect people from infection. A sick pet can be saved if it receives timely treatment. Diseases in rats occur quickly, so the possibility of death is quite high.

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Diagnosis of pathologies

Before prescribing any treatment, it is necessary to undergo an initial diagnosis. It is carried out by a general practitioner. First, the patient is sent for various tests. Afterwards, a series of laboratory and instrumental studies are carried out to identify the cause of the pathology. And only then can the patient go to a more specialized specialist who will make a diagnosis and prescribe treatment.

One of these specialists is an otolaryngologist. He will conduct a physical examination, collect tests and conduct relevant studies. If the patient is determined to have an early stage of the disease, the doctor can immediately prescribe treatment. If the disease is more serious, then the patient will need to undergo several more diagnostic procedures, including:

• X-ray of the chest and respiratory tract;
• Spirography;
• ECG;
• Bronchoscopy;
• Allergy tests;
• Blood test for general biochemistry.

And based on the results obtained, the severity of the disease is determined and treatment is prescribed, all necessary medications and drugs are prescribed. In case of a serious illness, there is a risk of ending up in a hospital ward for treatment.

conclusions

There is no need to console yourself with the hope that everything will go away on its own. If the disease is neglected, it will be very difficult to restore the pet’s health and avoid death. If timely assistance is not provided, the animal may die within a few days. Especially if the rat has stopped moving, eating and caring for itself, this is a cause for serious concern. Hurry and consult a veterinarian!

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