Before placing the ear tips in your ears, make sure they point forward, away from you. (Figure A) This ensures that the ear tubes will align with your ear canals for comfort and maximum sound transmission. Holding the headset in front of you with one ear tube in each hand, pull the headset open and place the ear tips into your ears. (Figure B)

If the fit isn’t comfortable, or acoustic performance is lacking, adjust the headset tension. All our stethoscopes feature adjustable headsets. Gently squeeze the ear tubes together to increase headset tension; pull them apart to decrease tension.

Wearing the headset improperly,(ear tips pointing backward, for example, as in Figure C) can result in a poor acoustic seal and, in some cases, complete sound blockage.

A. Proper InsertionB. Correct Positioning

C. Incorrect Positioning