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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.
One of the most helpful pieces of information is your story of how your heart palpitations feel, how often they strike, and when. 1  Try to answer some of these questions before seeing your doctor: 2  When you have heart palpitations, check your pulse.