Cavernous Breathing

Cavernous Breathing is a type of breathing sound.

Cavernous breathing occurs when air passes through cavities in the lungs filled with fluid or mucus. This leads to the appearance of characteristic gurgling or squelching sounds when inhaling and exhaling.

Such breathing is often observed in diseases of the lungs, accompanied by accumulation of fluid in the alveoli and bronchi, for example, in pneumonia, bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis.

Cavernous breathing can be heard when auscultating the lungs with a stethoscope. The presence of such wheezing and squelching indicates to the doctor pathological changes in the lung tissue.

Thus, cavernous breathing is one of the signs of diseases of the respiratory system, accompanied by the accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Its identification has important diagnostic value.

Cavernous breathing is a process of influencing our breathing, which every experienced yogi and even physical athlete knows about. After all, to perform yoga practices you need different breathing techniques that improve blood supply to muscles and tissues. One of the most effective methods is the Cavernous technique, which has a long history, both in theory and in practice. What are lung cavities and why do you need to know about them when doing yoga and other breathing exercises? A cavity is a type of pulmonary sac-breathing cavity. This formation occurs as a result of the accumulation and storage of air in the lung tissues. Also, the cavity is characterized by the fact that it can easily fill with blood or pus and then a pulmonary abscess forms. This process forms the main question: is there a connection between respiratory failure and the formation of cavities in the lungs? It is known that some cavities are formed even at the stage of intrauterine development of the fetus. Subsequently, the formation of an air bubble in the lung is regulated by the alveoli. Impaired breathing entails the activation of a defense mechanism. The air sac quickly fills with blood involved in respiration. But its excessive filling does not have a beneficial effect on the lungs. Due to injury to the alveoli, impaired breathing accumulates excess blood in the tissues of the organ. Gradually, small blood vessels fail and chronic disruption of blood supply leads to the formation of cavities, which is fraught with the development of a diaphragmatic hernia. As a consequence, lung hypoplasia and a Wirsprung cyst develop.