Abstract:
STUDY OBJECTIVE:We have previously investigated the effects of microphone type and coupler air chamber depth on lung sound characteristics. We now report the results of experiments exploring the effects of air chamber width, shape, and venting on lung sounds. DESIGN:We used a single electret microphone with a variety of plastic couplers. The couplers were identical except for the diameter and shape of the air chamber. We used cylindrical chambers of 5, 10, and 15 mm in diameter at the skin and conical chambers of 8, 10, and 15 mm in diameter. We compared the inspiratory lung sound spectra obtained using each of the couplers. We also examined the tendency of various needle vents to transmit ambient noise into the microphone chamber. SETTING:Anechoic chamber. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS:The shape and diameter had little important effect on the lung sound spectrum below 500 Hz. From approximately 500 to 1,500 Hz, the 5-mm diameter couplers showed slightly less sensitivity than the 10- and 15-mm diameter couplers. All conical couplers provided approximately 5 to 10 decibel more sensitivity than the cylindrical couplers. All vents allowed some ambient noise to enter the chamber but the amount was trivial using the narrowest, longest vent. CONCLUSIONS:These data suggest that the optimal electret microphone coupler chamber for lung sound acquisition should be conical in shape, between 10 and 15 mm in diameter at the skin, and either not vented or vented with a tube no wider than 23-g or shorter than 20 mm.
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Chestjournal_title
Chestauthors
Kraman SS,Wodicka GR,Oh Y,Pasterkamp Hdoi
10.1378/chest.108.4.1004subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-10-01 00:00:00pages
1004-8issue
4eissn
0012-3692issn
1931-3543pii
S0012-3692(15)44743-9journal_volume
108pub_type
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