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J Appl Physiol 66: 278-281, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 1 278-281, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Transmission to the chest of sound introduced at the mouth

S. S. Kraman and A. B. Bohadana
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky.

We examined the transmission to the chest wall of white noise and 25-Hz square-wave-generated noise introduced at the mouth of five healthy subjects. The output audio signals were recorded over the left and right upper and lower lung zones, posteriorly. Sound measurements were made during apnea at functional residual capacity, total lung capacity, and residual volume both after breathing air and an 80% He-20% O2 (heliox) gas mixture. We calculated the peak-to-peak amplitude, the peak frequency, and the midpower frequency of the output sound. We found no consistent variations in the values of these indexes due to lung volume or resident gas density. In all cases, the transmitted sound was most intense at the right upper zone. This could not be explained on the basis of technical factors but was probably the result of normal asymmetry of the mediastinal anatomy. These data suggest that sound introduced through the mouth of healthy individuals excites intrathoracic structures but is transmitted through the parenchyma in such a manner that it is not markedly affected by familiar physiological variables. This must be taken into account if objective acoustical tests of lung physiology are to be developed.


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