[blparent] Talking Medical Thermometer

Tue Aug 28 14:39:10 UTC 2018

I bought the Vicks SmartTemp bluetooth thermometer. 
<https://www.amazon.com/Vicks-Smart-Wireless-Smartphone-Thermometer/dp/B01410Z22U/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1535466998&sr=8-2&keywords=smarttemp+bluetooth>It 
is quite accurate and the iPhone app, even though not 100% accessible, 
is pretty easy to figure out.

I am one of those kind of people who likes to know the exact temperature.

Our doctor told us that 100.4 is the temperature at which their office 
considers a temperature to be a fever.

On 8/28/2018 8:28 AM, Star Gazer via BlParent wrote:
> 				Yes, and their number is the gold standard.
> This isn't a blindness thing, just they care more about their number
> readings then yours.
>
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> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Talking Medical Thermometer
>
> I've had the same experiences as Rebecca with the talking thermometer. I
> bought one before my daughter was born because taking her temperature was
> one of the things everybody seemed to be freaking out that I wouldn't be
> able to do. I used it once or twice, but I found I could tell by laying my
> cheek on my daughter's forehead when she had a fever worth noting,
> especially since the fever would be accompanied by other symptoms. I let the
> batteries run out of my talking thermometer, which was never all that
> accurate anyway, and I'm not even sure what happened to it. I've never
> missed it. Parents raised babies for millennia before there were devices to
> take their exact temperatures. Some pediatricians will ask for a temperature
> before you make an appointment. Just say your baby has a fever. They'll take
> the temperature when you arrive at the office anyway, even if you gave them
> a number on the phone.
>
>
> Jo Elizabeth Pinto
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Talking Medical Thermometer
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> 101 is the temperature where peditritians usually start to care. Also they
> care about behavior of the child too.
> I have found that I haven't needed one as much as I'd think, if one of my
> kids doesn't seem right, I tell the peditritian I need an appointment. I
> learned with my first not to ask for an appointment but to tell them I was
> coming in, and they would tell me a suitable time.
> I tried using a talking thermometer on my preschooler a few weeks back only
> to discover it no longer worked, that'd been how long since I'd used it.
> See if anybody on the list has one they can recommend and spend your time
> finding a peditritian you can work with and who can work with you and your
> family. Remember, you and the kids are what keep these guys in business.
>
>
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Aug 27, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Ashleigh Moon via BlParent
> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I'm new to this list. My husband Jordan and I are expecting our first
>> baby in December. I have been exploring options for talking medical
>> thermometers and I'm having trouble finding a good one. I have seen
>> some online, but they have poor reviews. Does anyone have one they
>> recommend?
>>
>> Any other small devices anyone recommends?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ashleigh Moon
>> Academic Coordinator, SAAVI Services for the Blind
>> ashleighnmoon at gmail.com
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> etHi Ashley.  If you have an iPhone, I would recommend the Kinsa their mom
> at her. It only cost about 20 bucks at Target.  It has a free  app to go
> along with it  that is   accessible with voiceover.
>
> Leslie
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