Brief Answer:
Questions so that I can advise

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Can you tell me more about this? Questions I have are:

- Are you having any pain with this vibration?
- Do you have any difficulty breathing, taking a deep breath?
- Do you have any symptoms of a respiratory infection or have phlegm (more than usual)?
- Are you otherwise healthy? Do you have any ongoing health problems?

Any additional information you can provide will help me to know what is going on and to advise.

I'll write back after hearing further from you.

Regards,
Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician

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Brief Answer:
Thoughts on this

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

What you are describing sounds like a vocal fremitus - vibration in the chest which is not a problem if a person does not have a lung infection.

Your other symptoms may be from an ongoing mild allergy (which can cause drainage down the back of the throat and affect the eustachian tube pressure, and cause stuffed or runny nose). But if you have no fever or shortness of breath, coughing up purulent mucus, or a history of asthma, heart disease, or severe infections, this is most likely not a concerning pathology.

Congested stuffed nose/sinuses can cause an echoing too.

If your nose is always stuffy, consider using a steroid nasal spray such as Flonase. It can take a few days for it to kick in, but it can decrease the swelling of nasal mucus membranes.

It may feel weird, but without the other things I described, it is probably innocuous and will go away.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician

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Brief Answer:
Your welcome!

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Your welcome and I hope you have a good rest of the night.

If new symptoms or worsening symptoms develop, then go in to have a doctor examine you with their stethoscope, but I don't expect it to get worse.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician

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