[Electronics-talk] Talking Medical Thermometer Revisited

[Carol Feazell]

Let us know how it seems to work. I have that type but seem to get different
readings and don't know if it is the same model but think I got it from ILA.

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Subject: [Electronics-talk] Talking Medical Thermometer Revisited


After some research, I decided to purchase the Healthsmart DigiScan
Multifunction Ear/Forehead Thermometer, model 18-935-000, which is available
from Amazon.com for $10.95 plus $5.49 for shipping and handling.  I chose it
because it received mostly favorable customer reviews for ease of use and
accuracy.  It arrived yesterday, and came with two AAA batteries already
installed, so it was ready to go right out of the package.  I didn't even
need to refer to the instruction manual to use it.  To take your
temperature, you simply place the probe against your forehead midway between
your eyebrows and hairline and press and hold the large button on the back.
The unit emits one beep followed by two short beeps.  When you hear these
two beeps, you release the button, and your body temperature is announced in
a clear female voice in degrees Fahrenheit.  The unit can be switched to
announce temperature readings in Celsius, if desired.  You can also take
your temperature in the ear, which is somewhat more accurate, by removing
the probe cover.  The temperature readings taken on the forehead are
slighttly lower than those obtained with an oral thermometer, but seem to be
consistently accurate.  Temperature readings taken in the ear are also
accurate and are a little closer to those obtained using an oral
thermometer.  The unit also announces the time and room temperature by
pressing the large button under the LCD display, and I was even able to set
the time without sighted assistance, although there is no announcement of
the hours or minutes as you are setting them; you have to carefully count
the number of beeps from the value currently announced by the thermometer to
the desired value.  For instance, if the current time on the thermometer is
12:01 AM and you want to set the time to 8:25 AM, you would count 8 beeps to
set the hour and 24 beeps to set the minutes.  The unit stores up to 30
temperature readings, and can even be set to speak in five languages other
than English, which is the default.  Thank goodness, it didn't speak Chinese
out of the box.  LOL!  The unit also displays the date, but this is not
announced and cannot be set without sighted assistance.  Best of all,
whenever I don't feel well and want to take my temperature, I can easily
replace the two AAA batteries if they turn out to be dead, unlike those
crappy generic talking oral thermometers sold by the blind products
merchants.  This thermometer is a must for visually challenged moms with
young kids who need to monitor their temperature when they are ill.  And for
under $17, it is a pretty good  value.  For more information:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008DVRIIU/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1421848386&sr=1&ke
ywords=healthsmart+digiscan+thermometer


Gerald 

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