[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] Talking Medical Thermometer

[Baracco, Andrew W]

Good luck! If you find one, let me know. I always experience the same
problem.

Andy


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Behalf Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 1:43 PM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Electronics-talk] Talking Medical Thermometer


I wasn't feeling well this morning, so I reached for the talking oral
thermometer I had purchased from Independent Living Aids some time ago
to take my temperature, only to discover to my chagrin that its
batteries were dead.  And because I didn't happen to have a set of
nonstandard button cell batteries lying around to get the thermometer
working again, and because the particular batteries used by this
thermometer are not available locally at my supermarket, drug store or
Radio Shack, I was out of luck.  What good is a medical thermometer if
it doesn't work when you need it?  A medical thermometer is a gadget
that is used so infrequently, only when you or other family member feels
sick that it doesn't make sense to purchase a stockpile of these
nonstandard batteries online just to keep them on hand to power one
device.  By the time I needed to replace the batteries again in this
thermometer, they would all probably be dead, anyway.  So now I'm
looking for a talking medical thermometer that runs on standard "AAA"
battereies that are widely available everywhere and are easily
replaceable.  Doing a little research, I discovered that a few companies
offer talking ear and ear/forehead thermometers that run on a pair of
"AAA" batteries, which means that the thermometer would always be ready
when called upon, because I already have a large supply of "AAA"
batteries on hand to power my remote controls and other electronic
gadgets.  But reading reviews on Amazon.com for these talking ear
thermometers, it sounds like they are not very accurate.  Many users
report that these thermometers do not provide consistent temperature
readings from scan to scan, so they are virtually useless for
determining whether you actually have a fever.  So I'm wondering:  Can
anyone recommend a talking medical thermometer that they have found to
be reasonably accurate and that runs on easily replaceable "AAA"
batteries?  Please provide specific brand and model name and number.  I
am not interested in any talking medical thermometers that operate on
cockamamie, nonstandard button cell or coin batteries.  Thanks for any
feedback.

Gerald 

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