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You’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re a student learning to listen for heart murmurs or an educator seeking additional resources, we’re here to support you and help you achieve your goals. We admire those who want to change patients’ lives for the better and we want to give you the tools you need to do so.

Why students and educators love Littmann Stethoscopes:

Auditory repetition

Listening accurately for abnormal heart and lung sounds requires practice and repetition.

Audio/visual integration

Research shows that viewing heart and lung sounds while listening -- like you can with the 3M Littmann® CORE Digital Stethoscope and our learning apps — makes it easier for students to understand what they are hearing.


Self-testing

The ability to assess one's accuracy is key to recognizing when more training is needed. 

Refresher learning

Regularly-scheduled refresher learning for heart and lung sounds keeps your identification skills accurate over time.

Littmann Learning App for students

This powerful app is designed to help users better recognise benign and pathological heart and lung sounds by reinforcing self-directed learning modules directly on your smartphone.

Download and set up the app.
The Littmann Learning App is available on the App Store® and on Google Play Store®. Add the Littmann Learning subscription for full access to all Littmann Learning content during your subscription period.  

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Littmann University App for faculty

The Littmann University App gives instructors the ability to teach and test their students on the important skill of auscultation. Pair it with the Littmann Learning App to provide your future clinicians a bedside-like listening environment during instruction.

Download and set up the app.
The Littmann University App requires a subscription. Download from the App Store® or Google Play Store®.


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See how the features of the Littmann Learning App and Littmann University App compare

Feature

Littmann Learning App

Education Type: Assigned by in-class instructor or self-directed
Access: School or individual user subscription, or limited free version

Littmann University App

Education Type: In-class instructor-led
Access: School subscription
 

Heart and lung sound training modules

Auscultation basics
Visual phonocardiogram and frequency graph
Visual display combined with audio of heart and lung sound and frequencies
Self-paced learning and testing

Background reading material

Graduated learning modules ranging from novice to advanced*
Create virtual classroom 
Real time sound and module sharing 
Real time group testing 
Favourite folder for sounds 
Pre and post reading quizzes*
 
Self testing
 
Progress certificate
 

*Upgrade to additional features with subscription purchase

Why we’re different

Compared to other leading stethoscopes, Littmann stethoscopes excel at allowing you to hear sounds at lower frequencies.*

*Based on tests of the Littmann® Cardiology IV Stethoscope and Littmann® Classic III Stethoscope against globally-available comparable stethoscopes in an equivalent class using recorded heart sounds with diaphragm.

Auscultatory Sounds

Image of a graph showing differences in the sound frequencies stethoscopes can detect

We listen closely to your needs and find ways to manufacture high-quality stethoscopes with advanced materials. Our Littmann Stethoscopes stand out from the rest because we pay attention to the details.

To find out how we compare to other leading stethoscopes and to learn more about our product features, please refer to our brochure. To learn more, download our brochure. 

Can you hear the difference?

Active noise cancellation means that Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscopes give you the power to hear even in loud environments.

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