How do you prepare to steth yourself?

I personally don't listen to my lungs on my back. I just listen to the lung sounds on my chest.

It depends on the situation and how much time I've got.

I usually like to undress completely for stething because of how arousing it is to feel the stethoscope on my chest. Some other times I just take off my shirt for a quick listen. I definately like to go for the longer and more throughout stething session.

No special prep really, just grab my steth and off I go 😃

Make sure I’m alone & then crack on!

My favorite way is to go for a run, come back inside to the privacy of my room, whip off my shirt and just listen all over my chest as it heaves and vibrates and listen to my lungs and heart working furiously right after the strenuous exercise. Even better would be listening after i swim laps, when my shirt is already off. But its hard to find a pool where I'd be all by myself and be able to bring a stethoscope with me

I often listen to my heart in bed before I fall asleep, so I just take my shirt off and get into bed. Often I listen to all 5 major points and occasionally my abdomen also, but a lot of times I just leave the stethoscope in the mitral area where I can hear both my heart and lungs. I also like to listen sometimes after working out. I go for a run or do an intense cardio DVD, then take my shirt off and listen to it pounding while it recovers.

I generally lay on my bed, remove my shirt and just steth away. All over my chest and stomach

I just take off my shirt and sometimes my bra and start listening with my stethoscope

For me, I often like to exercise beforehand as it brings out stronger heart sounds and you can feel more intuned to the experience.