Souffle (heart sound)
A souffle is a fancy word for a sound that doctors can hear when they listen to your heart with a special tool called a stethoscope. Your heart makes sounds when it beats and one of those sounds is like a whooshing noise that some doctors call a souffle.
Imagine if you were blowing bubbles into a glass of water through a straw. You would hear a bubbly sound like this: ‘blub blub blub’. Now, imagine that your heart is like a pump that is pushing blood around your body. The sound that your heart makes when it pumps the blood is like the sound of bubbles being blown into water through a straw.
When a doctor hears a souffle with a stethoscope, it can mean different things depending on what is causing the noise. It could be a sign that your heart is working harder than usual because you are nervous or active. Or, it could be a sign of a more serious problem like a heart defect that needs treatment from a specialist doctor.
Overall, a souffle is just one of many things that doctors listen for when they examine your heart to make sure it is healthy and strong!
Imagine if you were blowing bubbles into a glass of water through a straw. You would hear a bubbly sound like this: ‘blub blub blub’. Now, imagine that your heart is like a pump that is pushing blood around your body. The sound that your heart makes when it pumps the blood is like the sound of bubbles being blown into water through a straw.
When a doctor hears a souffle with a stethoscope, it can mean different things depending on what is causing the noise. It could be a sign that your heart is working harder than usual because you are nervous or active. Or, it could be a sign of a more serious problem like a heart defect that needs treatment from a specialist doctor.
Overall, a souffle is just one of many things that doctors listen for when they examine your heart to make sure it is healthy and strong!