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1 Rales: Small clicking, bubbling, or rattling sounds in the lungs. 2  They are heard when a person breathes in (inhales). 3  They are believed to occur when air opens closed air spaces. 4  Rales can be further described as moist, dry, fine, and coarse. 5  Rhonchi: Sounds that resemble snoring.
A tumor can cause lung crackles depending where in the lungs or airway itâs located. If itâs in the trachea or vocal cord area, wheezing or stridor sounds are more likely. If the tumor is in the lung itself, rales or rhonchi might arise. 10. Atelectasis. This is the medical term for a collapsed lung, and itâs exactly what it sounds like.