Adjusting the Littman Earpieces

Hi people,

I don't have it with me, but when I first got my littman, I found the earpieces to be much too tight. I tried squeezing them as per the instructions in the booklet but no luck. Is the design just meant to be tight or is there a way I can loosen em up without breaking my precious?

I find that the sound quality of a stethoscope depends largely on how good a fit the earpieces are to my ears, and I almost always have to bend and twist them to get the best fit. I haven't come across a Littmann that I would say was too tight because the soft earpieces are always comfortable for me.

Is there any way to bend and twist them too much as to damage the sound quality?

If you wanna make the tension looser, hold it by the "corners" and flex it outwards a few times. It should gradually loosen.

Flex it from the yoke

When you say corners do you mean the curved area right next to the tips?

Yep! 😃

MDF instruments have great earpieces in my opinion.