Advice for stethoscopes... - page 2

If you have hearing issues the Cardiology III is a big difference from the SE2. You will need to learn how to assess and listen to sounds. I personally bought a MDF and ok with it, but if I could have afforded it, I would have got a Littman.

Get the Cardiology III is you feel uncertain about hearing the sounds due to hearing.

If the stethoscope tube comes to a "T" with the tubes running to the earpieces...you're probably going to have problems with it for anything more than coarse sounds and maybe auscultating BPs. If you want a really cheap stethoscope, you can get them with two tubes for as cheap as $5 on some sites. If you want higher quality than that, go with the littmann models mentioned earlier or comparable brands.

I have a Littman but I recently bought an Ultrascope and I love it. I have been struggling with tinnitus lately, too, and the Ultrascope is just louder. Either stethoscope is a very good investment.