Stethoscope exam or EKG, which is more interesting?

What's more interesting. A good stethoscope exam or an ekg? Please give us your experience with stethoscope and ekg

It’s not an apt comparison for me. EKGs are extremely interesting. You have to think about the setup and making sure all the leads and anatomy are right. The machine takes at least a bit of operating. It’s a less common procedure so there’s more to explain. And most importantly, the output is more complex so I have some - but not omniscient - confidence in what I’ve found out about the patient.

A basic cardiac auscultation is simply a fundamental part of any medical examination for any purpose. It’s a lot easier to introduce and I think it can make the patient more nervous because he doesn’t have a lot of unfamiliar setup distracting them. It’s also a closer and more intimate connection between the examiner and examinee, and personally I feel like I understand heart sounds better than I read an EKG. That adds up to the stethoscope being a bit better of an experience for me.

Whenever possible, I do both. For me, any exam is pointless without blood pressure measurement and cardio-pulmonary auscultation. An EKG is a non-essential layer on top of the stethoscope exam, but it’s obviously great if you have the time, gear, and skill to work it in.

I recently bought an ecg machine and listening to the heart while watching the traces is hypnotizing, also only seeing the electrodes attached to a chest is a turn on

Outside of work where I do not need the most accurate information to make a diagnoses, they both have their own merits.

A stethoscope is very personnel as you need to be very close to the patient whereas with an ECG it requires someone to be topless for a much longer time and it does lead to some more adventure. I often do group exams, the males can be topless everywhere, but for women it is less natural so having to lay there topless without moving can make them uncomfortable. I then throw something in the pond which causes a load of ripples because when I have the shyest female on the table being monitored I get a male friend to come in. The patient is not sure if she can get up, but the embarrassment level really peaks judging by the peak in the graph.

I like getting a stethoscope exam while being hooked up to an ecg.

Stethoscope exams are always fun, but EKG’s can be savored much longer. I’ve never had a stethoscope exam that has lasted more than 45 seconds. An EKG test seems to take anywhere from five to ten minutes. You are more exposed having to lay there without a shirt on during the entire test. I usually get a copy of my EKG printout so it’s something I can enjoy for a long time after the test. EKG’s are also less subjective than a stethoscope exam. A skilled doctor might be able to detect a few issues by listening to your heart, but an EKG reveals much more information as to the current health of your heart.

Both are very nice experiences. They can be combined together, being “strapped” down, with electrodes all over your chest, wrists and ankles, then being auscultate…. It's very powerful.

Then you can use EKG to create many fantasies/examination … same for steth… different but still very deep and personal.

Hmmm, gotta have both done. Love a cold bell on me and watching the examiner listening, love being wired up and watching screen . Nothing like it . Gotta have both done

I would say the electrocardiographic examination is of more interest. Simply because it shows so much information. Right there in black and white. Mostly objective information at that. Simple. Which is more fun/desirable is an entirely different conversation. If even answerable by me, the best I could come up with is that they are both of equal fun and desirability. Their importance to me depending on the day. And who might be performing the examination. And who I might be performing the examination on. And is this for pleasure or strictly health concerns? And are we talking about a real auscultation that only lasts 1 minute, or a good play exam that goes on for an hour? Suction cup electrodes or plain sticky? Exercise or Resting? And….

I volunteer as a tribute for both!!

I would much rather the stethoscope. Far more intimate as it moves lower and lower on my body.

Both wood be fun to do separately or combined together

I recently suffered from extreme stomach pains in the middle of the night, the only painkillers I had were ibuprofen, and I was not sure if that was appropriate in the circumstances given that ibuprofen does have certain stomach side effects / contraindications, and so I called 111 (UK NHS non emergency number) for advice on if it was okay to take ibuprofen for stomach pain, I didn't call 999 emergency, as it wasn't a life threatening situation, however after a few questions the operator said an ambulance will be with you in three minutes, despite my assurance I did not need an ambulance the operator would not be swayed, thus I felt worse for now wasting the time of a paramedic crew, and waking up the neighbourhood with an ambulance on blues and twos at 2am,

the crew thus arrived in what must be just about the fastest response time ever, and again despite my assurance it was only acute stomach pain insisted on screening me for the heart attack the 111 operator determined I was undergoing, (which of course I was not) which brings me (finally) to the question,

whilst the EKG was interesting, I found the stethoscope exam more stimulating, and why that is fascinating to me is that on a previous visit to casualty I did not find either EKG or Auscultation to be interesting or stimulating, therefore I can only sumise that, not being truly ill, and the paramedic being a hot hunky young man made the close examination more erotic, rather than the procedure itself

I love both ECG and stethoscope on bare chest. Looking up ECG is also my favorite too lol I would like to be a play patient 😃 I’m definitely interested into gyn as well as cardiology!!

I had open heart surgery earlier this year and had a number of EKGs and stethoscope exams before, during, and after my hospital stay. I most enjoy these when I am gowned and it's let down to bare my upper body. Getting all wired up is fun. It's all done digitally these days and it's over too quickly. I can remember the old strip chart recorders running off several feet of graph paper.

Having heart and lungs listened to very carefully is nice too. The doctor picking the right spots to listen to each valve and listening to my lungs as I take deep breaths. It all gives me a comfortable sense of being cared for.

EKGs are kind of more fun if your rhythm is wonky, cause you get an idea of exactly what part of your heart is screwing up. There's something weirdly more vulnerable about getting an EKG done too, probably with the exposing the chest and feeling very monitored, versus being listened to which feels kind of intimate and fun.

Perhaps the last time or two where I had an EKG, i think it went okay without issues. But usually, between my chest hairs, and perhaps occasional perspiration or whatever (great argument to not wear a gown), they typically have had trouble getting some of the electrodes to stick. On occasion, they would shave chest hairs in the spot(s) where they want to stick one. Then trying to lay there perfectly still, so none fall off.

On the upside, jockstrap exhibitionist me enjoys lying there in the open gown situation, exposed in my jockstrap.

I must say stethoscope, but this is partly due to my own experience.

About forty years ago, I had a long standing relation with Maria, a very smart and attractive language student, who was very much into medfet.

Every time we were to have sex, she imposed me a complete check up which included taking my rectal temperature on her lap and a lot of stething. She had stolen a brand stethoscope ( Litmann) from her sister who was a MD. As I told Maria I was very afraid of doctors, she said she didnot know anything about cardiology and could not tell if even if I were diing. So I enjoyed those stething session, even more as Maria,.as she guided her stethoscope disc with one hand, used to play with my erect niipples with her over hand. Of course, Maria was never able to perform an ECG on me.

Now, as an old man, I have a minor heart problem and I have been seing several times a year a female cardioogist for about fifteen years. She is now more like a friend to me. Every six months, she does an ECG on me. I would say I don't feel anything during the exam, except the fear that it may reveal a worsening of my condition. On the contrary, when she stethes me, I do feel some kind of erotic excitment as she guides her disc on my chest. On some occasions, I even felt I was developping a real erection and I felt ashamed about it, hoping she did not notice.

Both. Together! 😄

Stethoscope. EKG is just machine that keep same noise. And it means that nurse shave off peace of my chest hairs

Definitely stethoscope !!! However both is the perfect combo

The stethoscope is more intimate, but an ECG has advantages because you can watch the trace and I find some patients get embarrassed being topless so long. I find having to undo the patients shirt/blouse and exposing their torso really erotic.

For me the Stethoscope, the feeling of that it get replaced several times

Both are fascinating to me and since they go hand-in-hand to an extent, I can't choose between them. Obviously everyone will have a stethoscope used on them more often than an EKG. My school did very detailed physical exams (we had a “school based clinic” run by a large medical school back when those were first popping up in an experimental way) and the first EKG that I can remember was part of a school sports physical when I was in 5th grade. I remember being a little afraid of it initially, thinking it would shock me.

I much prefer the good old fashioned stethoscope. Few things are more intimate than sliding a stethoscope underneath a hospital gown and listening to a patients heartbeat or breathin.

Never did an EKG, but for me nothing like a doctor listen on my heart and lungs. I would love to playing doctor-patient in real life. Sadly it does not look like it will happen. At the top of the list, is a woman to play with. Listening to her or she listen to me. I think booth would be fantastic.

I am a voyeur so watching a strange man fuss about with my wife's bare chest is just the hottest thing in the world. She has had several EKG's and they usually start with the Tech or doc listening with a Steth. So you get both with a good EKG.

Twice the technician seemed to have trouble finding the right spot. After setting it all up and looking at the machine they would take an electrode or two off and reposition them. twice the Tech listened to her heart before deciding where to put the pad the second time. Lots of looking and touching.

Once the Tech claimed he could not get a good connection on one pad and he needed to shave a small area.

He was very apologetic and said, “you really can hardly see these tiny hairs, but it does not take much to interfere with the signal.”

The electrode he was positioning was just under her left breast. Slightly towards the middle. It, and consequently the area shaved, were not on her breast, but as he shaved her he used his free hand to hold her breast out of the way.

I almost exploded! I desperately wanted to say, ‘please may I take a picture of that.’

Of course I did not. It was soooo hot!

I think ekgs are more kinky for me… but last time I got an occ healthcare physical there was this petite redhead female doctor. She asked me to remove my shirt and push my chest out for her to listen… I think it was kind of obvious that my heartbeat was racing faster than normal 🤯

EKGs are more interesting because I rarely have them done. Since my husband is also a cardiophile, I get stethed whenever I want. 😄 But we don’t own an EKG monitor……yet!!

Probably an EKG as the left breast needs to be lifted for electrodes to be attached and a stress test is sometimes necessary which means jogging on a treadmill while topless.Not to mention the fact being exposed is necessary all the way through so you are laid down topless for the period of time it takes to do.