Bronchophonia

Bronchophony is a change in the timbre of the voice, in which it acquires a bronchial tone. This occurs due to increased conduction of sound vibrations through compacted lung tissue in various lung diseases.

When auscultating (listening) to the lungs, vocal tremors are normally weak. With pathological changes in the lungs, when the airways are filled with fluid, pus or blood, and the lung tissue becomes denser, the conduction of sound increases sharply. The voice takes on a sharp, rough tone, reminiscent of a voice through a pipe or bronchus - hence the name "bronchophony".

Bronchophonia can be observed in diseases such as pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, lung tumors, and pulmonary atelectasis. This symptom helps the doctor in diagnosing and determining the localization of the pathological process in the lungs.

Bronchophonophobia (bronchophobia) is a neurosis in the psychosomatic aspect, the manifestation of which is symptoms of the respiratory tract and lungs. Fear of the sound of coughing is called bronchophony, named after the bronchi.

According to statistics, experts identify such a phobic syndrome in 2% of patients, and its manifestation has been recorded in people from any age group. Half of the patients belong to the younger generation (from 40 to 50 years old). However, doctors often record senile bronchophobia as one of the variants of the childhood phobophobic condition. The causes of diseases are different, but their spectrum remains unchanged. These are trauma, chronic illnesses, previous surgeries, severe stress, etc. Most of them are everyday cases. Therefore, patients are restless optimists who actively respond to any stimuli. Their condition is aggravated by the presence of untreated chronic diseases.