best littmann

[studentnurse_02]

Hi everyone. i was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions about what kind of stethoscope is the best as far as being able to hear without distortion and background sound. my parents might buy me a new one for graduation. right now i have a sprague. i noticed that littmann had a variety of stethoscopes. any opinions?? thanks!

[delirium]

I'm a student, but I splurged on myself this Christmas :chuckle

and bought a Littman master cardiology. I got my name engraved on the bell and have a name tag on it. Plus I have a scopecover so I can spot my scope at 20 paces. (Which probably isn't necessary because its always around my neck or in my pocket, when I'm not using it, that is)

I love it... I couldn't hear that well with the spraque, but more and more I'm thinking that's because the earpieces were so uncomfortable I was really distracted. Those suckers hurt!

My scope can be used for peds, also, but it looks really huge on a neonate's chest. I think if I end up going into nicu (which is what I want to do... I just don't know if I can get on right after graduation), I may buy one of the tiny scopes.

This scope is my first experience with a Littman, so I can't comment on the other styles, but I really like it and think it was well worth the investment. Now I can actually hear stuff.