[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] Talking Medical Thermometer

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The cut-off for school is 101 degrees. If you need to see a doctor and they
want to know a temperature, just give them a number that will get you in the
door and when they take your temperature, (which they always do) and it's
less then what you told them, tell them it must have dropped on the way
over. 
Not ideal, but body temp isn't worth worrying about, if you don't feel well,
you don't feel well and if you need medical attention, you need medical
attention. Ditto for the other members of your family. I am convinced that
body temp readings are just a control gate for the hospital, it gives them
hard data to either go or no-go with a patient. 

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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 4:46 PM
To: Gerald Levy; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
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Good luck! If you find one, let me know. I always experience the same
problem.

Andy


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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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