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Internet Guide to Finding the Best Home Medical Thermometer Consumer Reports in October 2005 reported on thermometers, but the full survey is available to subscribers only. A press release is here. The report found: The more expensive ear thermometers take a reading in just one second. However, Consumer Reports found the readings might not be reliable….The forehead thermometer from Exergen is slid across the forehead to get a temperature. Yet at $50, it is also pricey and was not especially precise. The $10 Accu-Beep digital thermometer from BD did the best job. It beeps when properly placed under the tongue and gives an accurate reading in sixty seconds. If you want a thermometer reading even faster, Consumer Reports found two other very good performers that cost $13. They are the Vick's Comfort-Flex Commercial sites like Amazon.com Braun Ear Thermometer - ThermoScan IRT 3020 Medical sites – and some others – contain a lot of introductory information on temperature, on thermometers and on how to use them. The Mayo Clinic in its Children's Health section offers a slide show titled "Choosing a Thermometer". At WebMD Health is a long article, “Body Temperature,” including an outline of the different types of thermometer and how to use them correctly, and HealthTouch Online has an article, “How to Take an Oral Temperature.” The eHow website includes a series of basic instruction sheets: How to use a thermometer Amazon.com Ear Thermometers A short article is at the How Stuff Works website, titled “How do ear thermometers work?” The iVillage: Pregnancy and Parenting site contains a doctor’s article, “Are ear thermometers accurate?” In late-2009 the most popular ear thermometers at Amazon.com 1. Braun Thermoscan Ear Thermometer with ExacTemp Technology Babies A comprehensive article at the Baby Center site discusses “How to take your baby’s temperature.” Another article is titled “What kind of thermometer is the most accurate?” The Yale Medical Group has a useful article, “Measuring a baby’s termperature.” An interesting article talks about a design award for a Vicks baby thermometer. See also my own article, "Choosing the Best Baby Thermometer". Basal Thermometers Many women’s and pregnancy websites discuss these. An example is the Sister Zeus site. The Beyond Fertility commercial site offers an article, “Do I need a basal thermometer?” Updated November 5th, 2009
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Categories Alternative medicine
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A digital home medical thermometer is becoming a standard family accessory. Unfortunately, it is not easy to find objective reviews of thermometers (or of most other personal health monitor products) on the internet. This article is intended as a list of sites that will guide you.
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