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Listening to Your Heart. Your doctor will use a stethoscope to hear your heartbeat. The opening and closing of your heart's valves make a lub dub noise. The doctor can check your heart and valve health and hear your heart's rate and rhythm by listening to those sounds.
Your doctor will use a medical instrument called a stethoscope to listen for normal breath sounds. A normal breath sound is similar to the sound of air. Your doctor can hear normal breath sounds by placing the stethoscope on your: chest; back; collarbone; rib cage; Your doctor can also use a stethoscope to hear abnormal breathing sounds, which may include: rhonchi, which are low-pitched sounds; crackles, which are high-pitched sounds