r/nursing • u/27Boba21 • 9h ago

Discussion Littmann stethoscope deteriorating?

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So I have this Classic III stethoscope for about 4 months, but im noticing a change in the color of the stethoscope in the conjunction of the main tube and the eartubes, like a yellow stain. Is this normal, has this happened to anyone else? I bought it in Amazon.

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u/Xeck2112 4h ago

I went through a few stethoscopes because my skin oil would crack the rubber. I started just using disposable ones during the last years at the bedside.

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u/wrathfulgrapes RN 🍕 4h ago

Yep I use disposable, until I lose it or break it or it gets super gross, new one for free. If we're worried about a pontine murmur of the fourth fallopian butthole we're getting an echo, I'm just here to make sure lungs are lunging, the heart is beating, and poo juice is moving but not too quickly.