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Which Kind of Thermometer
Read all 5 responses: "Which type of thermometer is best for a toddler? I have an ear thermometer but have heard that they aren't accurate.
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- I used and continue using the ear method. I find that it's accurate and easy to use and you won't wake them if they finally fall asleep. Technology has improved since ...
- I have the thermometer you swipe across the forehead and I hate it. It is never accurate. I have a daughter that is two and the only thermometer I have found that I ...
- I use a regular thermometer and hold it under my sons arm pit. That's the way they do it at his day care as well. They typically tell you to add a degree to whatever ...
In the Market for a New Thermometer
Sep 25, 2009 ... Like your other responder we also have an Exergen Temporal Scanner Infrared Thermometer. I like it much better than the ear thermometer that ...
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- T. - I was NEVER successful with the Ear Thermometers....they hurt my ears so I was nervous about using them "aggressively" enough with my 3 boys. I LOVE the The...
- I just bought the Reli On Temple Touch Thermometer yesterday. I've played around with it & so far I love it. Its so easy to use! After you turn it on, just hold it ...
- We use the Exergen Temporal Scanner Infrared Thermometer. I bought it about 3 months ago and love it. We also use these where I work (as a nurse) and we have lots of p...
Comfort Measures for Ear Infections?
Does anyone have any good ideas on how to soothe a child with a bad ear infection? ... ear infections and tubes · toddler ear infection · ear themometer ...
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- There is nothing worse than an ear infection. My son got one really bad last year and nothing seemed to work. You can try a warm compress over the ear that is infect...
- My kids didn't have these as late as 3 years, so this will depend on how your son sleeps -- but when mine were still in cribs, I lifted the "head" end of the crib matt...
- You are doing all the right things and he will feel better soon. Make sure he doesn't lay down with that ear down. and you could try some heat on it. Hang in there. It...
Looking for a Reliable Infant Thermometer
I have the Braun ear thermometer and I love it. It is easy to use and it ... I never had any luck with the Braun ear thermometer. The temp in the ear is ...
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- I have had great luck with the Exergen Temporal Thermometer. It runs across the forehead and has always given me an accurate reading. I have taken it to the doctor wi...
- Hi J., Some children, infants, adults run a low grade fever. Don't worry, when a child is sick, you will know it. Your thermometers are fine. Hope this helps. D.
- You just might be lucky. My daughter is 5yrs old. She did have temp. but they didn't happen until she was teething. I used any typical thermometer. I didn't find the e...
Thermometer
Lots easier than pulling on your child's ear and shoving a probe into it and sometimes the clickk from the ear thermometer is loud. Best of luck. ...
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- I have a Exergen Comfort Scanner. It is an infrared thermometer that you run across the forehead. I really like it and my girls don't mind it either. I think that I...
- I honestly think that ear thermometers are a total waste of money. I bought one and could never get an accurate reading despite thoroughly reading the directions. I ...
- We have the Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer. We love it!
Baby Thermometer
Our ear thermometer does not work at all. The forehead thermometer says that it can be used from birth and many of the ear ones aren't for babies under 6 ...
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- Rectal therm's are said to be the most actuate but I am also pretty sure they arent ver comfortable (hehehehehe) My daughters pediatrician uses one that she swipes fro...
- We have both a rectal and an ear thermometer. The rectal actually is necessary for a newborn through 3 or 4 months old, simply because it can be important to get an a...
- When my baby was first born (14 months ago), we bought an ear thermometer. It worked good, but he soon developed a ton of ear wax, and then we weren't getting an accur...
Taking a 1 Year Old's Temperature
I was just wondering what everyone felt was best for checking a toddlers temperature. I am currently using an ear thermometer and I'm not sure just..."
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- I personally use a temporal artery thermometer. I have found that it's very accurate. I bought it at Wal-Mart for about $35. I know that a lot of people say that th...
- Hi- my advice...just use the ear thermometer. It will give you at least an idea and you know what it usually says when he is feeling fine, so anything above that, he ...
- I have a14 month old daughter and I love my ear thermometer too but if I think she might be running a high fever I also use a regular digital thermometer in her armpit...
Anyone to Recommend a Good Thermometer?
I like the thermometer that you put in the ear. It is quick and easy and the babies ... Don't waste your time on an ear thermometer if you have a toddler. ...
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- I have tried several of the ear thermometers and not found one that is acutally acurate. However, they now have a theremometer that you rub across the forehead. I am ...
- the exergen temporal thermometer is good. u can get it at walmart. they use it at the pediatricians office thats how i found out how to get one. its about $30. just si...
- Hi L., the bad news about the tympanic (ear) thermometers is that they can be very inaccurate. if it ifs not aimed directly at the eardrum, which believe it or ...
Thermometer Recommendation
I have both the thermo scan ear thermometer (braun I think) that our pedi uses and the exergen temporal. Both are equally effective if used and read ...
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- I saw 2 and trying to decide which one to get as well. I was at Walgreens looking around waiting for an RX and saw 2-One is the Temperal one that takes a temperature ...
- At the preschool I worked at we would take the temp under the arm pit and add a degree. I know it's not 100% accurate like the rectal way, but a lot more convenient :)
- I have to put in another vote for the Exergen Temporal scanner. We've used this since my son was an infant. It's easy, non-invasive, and very accurate. Rectal is...
Toddler Thermometer???
I use a Braun ear thermometer, and I spend no more than like $35---I think the one I have .... I love my Braun ear thermometer, I usually take my Daughter's ...
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- I say, What are you worried about? A fever or (temperature) is the natural response of the body that is fighting a intruder(virus). The best thing to do is keep your ...
- I've always used an inexpensive digital thermometer under their arm. You have to add one digit to make it accurate (ex. if the thermometer reads 99.6 you would add on...
- C.~ When my son was your son's age, I used a digital thermometer and put it in his arm pit. I would hold him on my lap with this back to me, the thermometer under h...
