It is obviously very important that you do sufficient research about any product before going ahead and buying it. Even when it comes to something as simple as a stethoscope, you cannot read enough stethoscope reviews before deciding which one to buy. Reading through these reviews is an excellent way for you to determine which stethoscope you should purchase. There are quite a few professionals who use inferior quality stethoscopes nowadays while they could have been using much better ones if they were just willing to spend a little more money.

 

In this article, I am going to tell you a little something about some of the different types of stethoscopes available nowadays so that you don't end up making a mistake as well. There is a lot of choice available as far as these devices are concerned and after reading the rest of this article you will have a pretty good idea of which stethoscope is the best choice for you. Here are a couple of the most frequently used stethoscopes:

 

1. Acoustic stethoscopes- These are the most common stethoscopes and can be found around the neck of almost every doctor. They use a very simple mechanism of sending sound waves through hollow tubes into the earpieces. At the end of the stethoscope there is usually a bell and a diaphragm. Whenever the diaphragm is placed on something, the sounds from that part of your body make the diaphragm vibrate and this produces acoustic sounds in your ear. Modern stethoscopes improved drastically around 1999 and with the introduction of kinetic mechanisms in 2002, the sound quality of these stethoscopes increased even more.

 

2. Electronic digital stethoscopes- These devices amplify the sounds which are created by the body and this helps in improving the usefulness of these devices drastically. The biggest benefit with these devices is that they will even help people with hearing problems hear crystal clear sounds without too much trouble. There are quite a few companies that offer these products as well and you can be certain that all of them make only the highest quality articles.

 

The biggest difference between both these stethoscopes is that one uses electricity while the other uses air pressure. Apart from this, both of them are pretty much the same. An added feature with the electric stethoscope is that it allows you to amplify the sounds you hear and even gives you an opportunity to record it for further study. Now isn't that great?