What type of thermometer?

kah22

I was talking to some friends about the virus: signs, symptoms and so on. Some one mentioned a high temperature hitting you very quickly and it suddenly occurred to me my own thermometer gone missing during a house revamp. I need one!

I’m in my 70’s, live alone but have family calling every day. What type of thermometer would you recommend ?

Mrsn

We have one of the Digital ear ones that gp’s and hospitals use. It’s nearly 10 years old and still going strong however the plastic covers have to be replaced after every use.

The other digital sort that we use at work is a forehead thermometer which aren’t too bad but can give iffy readings occasionally so I usually do it 3 times to make sure it’s fairly consistent.

neilmcl

kah22 said:

I was talking to some friends about the virus: signs, symptoms and so on. Some one mentioned a high temperature hitting you very quickly and it suddenly occurred to me my own thermometer gone missing during a house revamp. I need one!

I’m in my 70’s, live alone but have family calling every day. What type of thermometer would you recommend ?

A good forehead thermometer are supposed to be the most accurate and easy to use, followed by the in ear or if you don't want to spend to much just get a one for under the tongue.

I have both the Braun in ear and mouth type.

neilmcl

One thing I'd also recommend, particularly at your age is a pulse oximeter to check your oxygen levels. 

7Phil

Have a chat to your pharmacist, they usually have a range of things that will be suitable 

Dr_Crypto

Braun is a good make. Welch Allyn is probably the best but very expensive. 

Mickey666

Mrsn said:

We have one of the Digital ear ones that gp’s and hospitals use. It’s nearly 10 years old and still going strong however the plastic covers have to be replaced after every use.

The other digital sort that we use at work is a forehead thermometer which aren’t too bad but can give iffy readings occasionally so I usually do it 3 times to make sure it’s fairly consistent.

Ditto - though the plastic covers only have to be replaced when used on a different person, which would be typically the case in a GP or hospital environment but not necessarily in a home environment.

Mrsn

Mickey666 said:

Mrsn said:

We have one of the Digital ear ones that gp’s and hospitals use. It’s nearly 10 years old and still going strong however the plastic covers have to be replaced after every use.

The other digital sort that we use at work is a forehead thermometer which aren’t too bad but can give iffy readings occasionally so I usually do it 3 times to make sure it’s fairly consistent.

Ditto - though the plastic covers only have to be replaced when used on a different person, which would be typically the case in a GP or hospital environment but not necessarily in a home environment.

I must confess actually we have one cover each at home and use them a few times to make them go further.... 

Kim_kim

neilmcl said:

One thing I'd also recommend, particularly at your age is a pulse oximeter to check your oxygen levels. 

After seeing this, I decided to order one of those.  It’s a cheapie from ebay, not sure if it will be much cop.