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Stethoscope recommends: "noisy environment/good thru clothing" models any good?

Used Littman lightweight model, with tubing cut down to increase sound sensitivity. But I've been out of the workforce for a few years, and can use a "better" scope to help out these middle-aged rock-and-roll ears.....Assessing bowel, breath, and routine run-of-the-mill heart sounds; nothing extraordinary (med-surg RN).

Am not a candidate for a hearing aid (YET--smile) and hadn't PLANNED on a cardiology-class or battery-amplified 'scope.

What experiences have y'all had with things like the Ultrascope (not a Littman) or other "noisy environment"/"good through clothing" scopes? (They seem to typically be single-headed and pressure-sensitive.)

Figuring on spending something like $100 USD (or less) for an upgrade, but didn't want to get some trendy toy that didn't work.

OTOH, figured paramedics/EMTs/similar probably had plenty to say about good, economical scopes that worked under horribly adverse conditions....

Feedback from all levels of users appreciated!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A steth is never really very good through clothing. Too muffled and too many extraneous rubbing sounds. Plus, you can't use the bell at all then.

    I use and recommend the Harvey Elite by Welch-Allyn.

    Source(s): myself.
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