First time you used a real working stethoscope

How old were you? Doctor or nurse let you listen? Science/biology/health class at school? Access to a steth at home? When you bought your own steth? Who did you listen to?

I don't remember when I was a kid but I bought one for my halloween costume last year. I was an evil doctor/surgeon. So of course I tried it out on myself

When I was a ski patroller in the early 90s

I accidentally found a stethoscope from a pressure measuring device when I was alone at home. Well, to be more precise, I knew that he was there, I was just waiting for the moment when I would stay home alone. I was about 14 years old.😁

I have my own steth that I use on myself. It’s amazing!

I was on the younger side. My mom had stethoscopes around the house because she was a nurse. I probably tried one on myself for the first time around age 8.

I didn't buy my first stethoscope until a couple years ago, nothing fancy just a Sprague from Amazon, but I enjoy it.

When I was about 5 or 6 my family doctor asked me if I would like to listento myself through his stethoscope. It was quite exciting but also strange at that age to listen to my little heart going boom-boom-boom and also the gurgling sounds in my tummy which made me giggle.

Maybe I was in school and I was visiting a friend whose dad was a doctor. We used it to check our heartbeat.

When I was seven I found a stethoscope while snooping through my grandfather's stuff. I remember listening to my heartbeat. Even though it was exciting, I haven't thought about trying to listen to my heart again.

As a pre-med student, I was working in hospitals during college. One summer, when I was working as a surgical tech in the operating rooms, the chief surgical resident decided it was time for me to learn some physical exam techniques and he gave me a Littmann as a gift and taught me to auscultate.

Hello,

i used a real working stethoscope by myself i think at the age of 18.

And it was a great feeling to hear my own heartbeat so good and clear

I was 12. My mother was going to school for her MSN degree, and had a Littman stethoscope. I used it on myself a couple of times.

Got mine from my pediatrician, at the age of 7. Still have it tucked away in its original box. Used to listen to the “thump thump” of my own heart and the heart of other willing participants, adult or kid. Later me and my cousins incorporated it to our exam equipment when we played doctor. So to answer the question. I was 7…

I was seven years old. I was at my pediatrician. I found the sound of my heart beating a joyous sound. Finally got my own stethoscope at 12. I was So happy, Listen to kids next door hearts as well. Still listen on a weekly basics if not more. Great question