Buying your first Stethoscope, what was it like?

Littmann Classic II SE. It took a while to get accustomed to however its a good standard stethoscope.

This is a Great! thread. One thing I notice is even people who are doctors and nurses get excited. Nothing wrong with that. Big theme is everyone seem's pleased to have a stethoscope.I sense almost life long dreams coming true.Wonderful for all who have enjoyed thier stethoscope for so long. All I can add is getting my first stethoscope I was In a bit of shock. I was stunned I was really buying one. IT WAS MINE!. Like many have said in this thread I was pleased to have it. Total Joy engulfed me. I looked at it. Played with it. Listen for a couple of hours. What a special day.

I remember the moment I got my first stethoscope so vividly! I had just turned 18 and finally had my own debit card/bank account. What’s the first thing I bought with my own money online? A black sprague stethoscope on Amazon. I remember getting home from school, running to my bedroom and shaking SO much while opening it. My heart was absolutely racing. :p I still have a similar experience every time I get a new one... 😉

I bought my first stethoscope online. When the package arrived, i took it to my room and immediately assembled it. I was so excited and my heart was pounding. Then i put it on my chest. The sound i heard was the most beautiful sound i had ever heard. My heartbeat... the only thing which came to my mind was '"finally I did it. I am hearing my own heartbeat!" it was wonderful...

The first time I've gotten my stethoscope and assemble it, I tried listening to my own heart and all I can hear was the fast heartbeat in the blood vessels around my ear. The same thing happened the first time I roleplay with a real stethoscope.

I was 17. My mother was in the hospital and a young nurse taught me to auscultate. I went to the med supply store that was next door at the medical school and bought a Sprague. The clerk gave me a look, but said nothing. I brought it back to the hospital and later one night, I got to auscultate the nurse. It was a wonderful experience.

I was given my first, by a friend of mine. A while later I bought a walmart special, but eventually I went to EMT school and bought a Littmann. I now have a (large) pile of them, but it remains my favorite.

Hmmmm nothing abnormal actually I brought a littman from a nurse friend still have it. And yes she knew I was into stethoscopes and yes we tried it right in one of the exam rooms at her work.

My first one was a simple bell-type that I ordered out of a mail order catalog in 1973, long before the Internet. I remember waiting a couple of weeks for it to arrive and trying it out on myself and my wife. Not in the league with my Littmann Cardio III but it worked. No idea what happened to it.

It was a good feeling. The stethoscope is a tool but it seemed like a new way to have amazing sensations.

I got a stethomedic, model essential 0, distributed by FriCare. I bought it from Amazon. It was about $20. Its ok.

First one, it came yesterday. I was pretty nervous between Monday and when I opened it yesterday. I'm blushing hard right now admitting that I used it.

Also, this is my first post on this site.

Mine was a Littmann Classic knockoff that I got from eBay in 2005 or 2006. I lived in the college dorms, and I had to be sneaky about when I could use it because of a roommate. Because it was a package and everybody had small campus P.O. boxes, it felt a little awkward getting it - even though they had no idea what it was. The irony is that the bookstore just down the hall had much nicer steths for higher prices.

Anyway, that steth lasted a year or two before its internal spring broke and wouldn't stay in my ears anymore.

I bought my first stethoscope about 2 weeks ago. It was actually a package along with a blood pressure cuff. The whole shopping experience was exciting. My heart was pounding all the time. Even when I left the shop on the way home I could feel my heart beating fast. When I got home and tried the stethoscope the feeling was amazing. I heard every beat of my heart. I measured the pulse and it was somewhere around 120. Since I received a blood pressure cuff along with the stethoscope, I measured that as well. My blood pressure was 160/90. My heart was beating so fast for a long time. All in all an interesting experience.

Littman Cardiology iv

My first stethoscope was a Littmann, gift from family when i joined medical school.. I have used different versions of Littmann since then.

I brought many from the 3M site or Allheart website.. They have many good quality medical devices

I remember coming to the medical equipment salon and pretending to look at stethoscopes professionally. I wanted a rapoport, but since I was hiding from my loved ones, I had to buy one that could be disguised as a manual pressure measuring device...I was so embarrassed when the consultant at the salon asked me how I would check the stethoscope...but when I got home, I didn't part with him for another two hours while I was home alone.

Found a nice Littmann ii in a thrift store years ago. Have found some interesting stuff in that store.