[Electronics-talk] Talking Medical Thermometer

[Annette Carr]

Gerald,

In our house we have had all of the same problems with thermometers as you.
The ear type are a good product if you can insert it into the ear properly.
Unfortunately, the majority of the time it is not inserted correctly.  Good
luck.

Annette


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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" batteries
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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