What do nerves sound like!?

In pediatrics, you get asked lots of questions, which have a wide range of correct answers, from the very basic to the very complicated. 

For example: what does a heart sound like? 

There are many answers for this, depending on your familiarity with the heart and it's many variations/murmus/etc.... boom boom..... lub dub...... lub click dub.... lub whooosh dub.... etc. etc. The list goes on.

What do lungs sound like?

A healthy lung really just sounds like breathing, amplified through the stethoscope. Unhealthy lungs may have rattles.... crackless... wheezes... etc. etc. The list goes on.

What do intestines sound like?

We've all heard this one... the low rumble... sometimes embarrassing high pitch squeal your tummy makes when you are starving...

What do nerves sound like?

This is a tricky one. What does a nerve sound like? Nerves? Do they make sounds?

YES, THEY DO! 

I will tell you what nerves sound like, as I discovered this a few days ago. 

The sound of nerves... is also the sound of terror... of awkwardness... of the unknown.

The sound of nerves...

...is the sound of an uncontrollably rattling speculum as you grab it for the first time and slowly advance towards your standardized patient in an attempt to give your first female pelvic exam. 

Upon speculum removal...  and successful examination: