absolutely. grade 5 and 6 murmurs can be easily heard without a stethoscope in quiet room. murmurs are graded from one to six with grade one murmurs being the most subtle and quiet. they are often innocent and common in children. the higher grade murmurs tend to reflect valvular heart disease. my friend's mother had an artificial heart valve and it sounded like a washing machine when we were just talking. yes it was heard with stethescope.
can a heart murmer be heard without a stethescope?