Steth side/under your arm?

Has anybody ever had a doc that's done this? I remember my pediatrician doing it when I was a kid and think its super hot!

Most times I have my chest auscultated the doctor listens along both sides as well as my chest and back. Sometimes taps there too.

Yes! My doctor is always listeing to my lungs really thoroughly and yes 2 spots she's listening on are on my sides 😃 It feels pretty nice and I am really nervous all the time.

Yes, every time I get my lungs examined the doctor does this. They get me to lift my arms from my chest slightly so that they can listen to a couple of spots on both sides, as well as auscultating my chest, back and neck obviously.

This usually occurs during play exams for me. I had no doctor, who would listen like this, in a very long time. This is quite unfortunate, but we will see what the future holds.

All I can say is, that you guys are very lucky. 😃

In play exams, I always listen to my patient's sides. On a couple of more busty women, I have found mitral valve heart sounds easier to hear on the left side than under the breast.

Usually the steh goes under there during any lungs auscultation, but my stethbuddy once said that she was able to hear my mitral very well placing the diaphragm more on the left side...I hope this is not a sign of enlarged heart!

Ive had doctors do this before, it adds to the feeling they are listening all over for sure!

I very much like it when the stethoscope is being placed under the arm, especially if it goes up in the axilla. It is also one of my favorite auscultation points. I hadn't experienced it in real exams though.

Once, years ago. I had gone to my GP for my monthly b/p check and she had a resident do it. The resident listened all over, including the side of my chest. I was not expecting that! I have tried listening there but cannot hear a thing.

I very much like it when the stethoscope is being placed under the arm, especially if it goes up in the axilla. It is also one of my favorite auscultation points. I hadn't experienced it in real exams though.

...yes, lung auscultation under the arm is very exciting. First, because the skin in this area of the chest is very sensible, second, because the axilla is an "erogene zone".

I haven't experienced an under arm auscultation at the real doctors' yet, but in our "PlayDoc" exams, we do it all the time.

Auscultating a woman in this aerea is even more erotic, because her breast changes in shape when she lifts her arm, and a women "smells good" ;-)

(For me, there is another aspect, too: I love axilla hair ;-)

Never done during a real exam for me - just the play ones.

I think that listening to the lung sounds on the patient's side, under the armpits, should be part of any examination.

I’ve had a cardiologist do that. I was referred by my PCP due to irregular heart beat (accidental finding). Cardiologist listened to my heart sitting up (and that is when he placed the stethoscope all the way left from my breast), then lying down, then lying on my left side and eventually after doing 10 squats. He also listened to my neck and spent portion of the exam listening to my heart and palpating my radial pulse at the same time. I was only 20 years old at the time, and I remember I was super nervous, and super embarrassed, as I was sitting there stripped to the waist (no bra).

I was examined like this last night after I started feel short of breath in the middle of night. Dr checked my pulse and BP and listened to my chest, more on the side below underarms while I was asked to breathe faster with mouth. (I anyways breathe through mouth, but he specified)

Then he listened to my back, which I felt was on the side too.

He then asked me to lie down and pressed my stomach a bit

Then he said it wasn't anything serious. It happens at times due to eating a little more. It will settle he said.

It has settled and I can breathe normally now

Despite the fact that I am not too comfortable with male doctors I am well assured he wasn't doing anything funny.

But I haven't been stethed like this before so I feel curious and anxious as to what he was trying to locate. Any idea?

Actually neither my parents nor I felt it was right to ask the doctor what he was doing but a genuine anxiety remains for sure

Every time a doctor listens to my lungs the steth goes on both sides at one point.

But during play I was told that my heart is very loud on apex listening at the very left...it's actually a lovely feeling too

My home GP doesn't check there always. At times he does. I don't know why, but whenever he does, I feel excited.

I get excited if stethoscope is placed near underarms and ribs

I recently felt pain while breathing deep so the cardiologist stethed me near ribs too. I got a little excited. The doctor didn't notice I think. The excitement started building down there.

Yep. Kind of under the armpit and along the side of my breast — both my regular GP and gynecologist listen there.

Yep, I do this as a part of every exam I perform. I like to so I don’t risk missing a mitral murmur that’s less evident on the anterior chest. I’m definitely of the opinion that four valves doesn’t necessarily mean only listening in four sites.

I had a really thorough exam yesterday for a bad cough and this was done. I think it’s the first time I’ve experienced it, or maybe I just remembered reading it hear and it was the first time I noticed.

He listened to a lot of points on my back, then at three places on each side, before going on to do my throat and chest.

He also did other things during the exam including taking my pulse. Strangely it was higher at the end than the start. Can’t imagine why that was 😃

@mefmetmddoc @S17

I find it super hot too! From what i understand, it is done as part of the lung auscultation. I dont remember if my pediatrician ever did it, because back then, armpits were not sexual for me. But i have seen it on educational medical videos, and i love it when the stethoscope is really far up on the armpit 😃