Memory from a short stethoscope?

Not all stethoscope is the same lenght, and some are shorter than usually.

Do you remember a situation where you was the patient (real or play) or the doctor (real or play), where it was used a short stethoscope to listen with?

How did it feel?

I have a short Littmann Cardiology 4 stethoscope. But i have no patient to use it on.

My stethoscopes have fairly long tubes. I remember being auscultated by a doctor once, who had a shorter length stethoscope so she had to come a little closer to take a listen. I would prefer a shorter stethoscope for playing, I think.

Yes recently, I have a strange experience... Annual physical exam..., the stethoscope used by the lady doc, had a very short tube... Unfortunalty, impossile to see the brand, but when she auscultated my heart, her head was very close to my chest... strange situation!

At a physical years ago a female physician used a stethoscope with short tubing. She had to move in close to me to put the disc on my chest and neck. She had a very fresh scent to her and I could see the carotid artery pulsating in her neck. She had to hold my arm close to her side during the blood pressure check. I could feel her breast compress. She was wearing a pretty dress and low heeled black pumps. Very stimulating exam.

My only memory was when I was in hospital as a kid, probably about 13. Had a couple of drs examine me as I sat in bed. One had a short length of tubing to her stethoscope, the other percussed on my chest. It felt a bit awkward as she listened to my chest as her face was close to mine and she asked me to breathe in and out through my mouth, tried not to exhale in her face but difficult not to.

The shortest I ever owned/used was a Sprague-Rapaport. It was relatively expensive when I bought it in around 1975 but really was superior from an auditory point of view. I've probably still got it around somewhere