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 Terrible thermometer November 26, 2002
78 out of 81 found this review helpful
We bought this thermometer before our daughter was born in hopes to never use it. I know silly parents. Well, she came down with her first cold/bug and we needed it. The thermometer did not perform very well. We must have tried to get a reading 10 times and few readings were the same. A sick child does not want their temp. taken numerous times at once and does not want their ears to be tugged on. I do not recommend this product and will be returning ours today.
 Great when used properly! July 4, 2004
Shari L. Posey (Phoenix, AZ USA)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
I purchased this thermometor for our first child, and have used it several times (tested first on myself). I find it is almost always within a degree of the oral temperature (and ear thermometors will ALWAYS read about a degree lower than oral). I am a registered nurse, and have used them a lot in my career; this helped me with technique. It's important to gently tug the ear lobe down and turn the probe for a snug fit into the canal opening. If you are unsure of your technique, be sure to bring it to your pediatrician so they can teach you. I find this product to have very accurate readings when used properly. I am completely satisified with it's performance!
WARNING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED. January 26, 2004
Karen L. Mcdonald (Eastpointe)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
This thermomether is horrible. I never once got the same reading twice and the majority of the time my daughers temp. was 95.3. and mine was never over 96.1. Hmmmm something is wrong. It is very inaccurate and very dangerous. I recently purchaed the Braun thermoscan and I get a consistant reading and it is alway 98.4.
Totally Ineffective May 13, 2003
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Received this for my impending son as a baby shower gift. My 11 year old daughter was sick with the flu so I decided to get it out and give it a try. I tried over and over with the same disappointing results. The thermometer was always 2 degrees too low. She didn't like having her ear tugged on so I can imagine how a infant will react especially when sick. I would not recommend this product and will be taking it back.
Misleading name for an ineffective product October 1, 2003
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I registered for this "deluxe kit" and was disappointed to discover 1. the ear thermometer was frighteningly inconsistent in its reading, 2. the oral/rectal thermometer (and who in their right mind would use the same thermometer for both?!) did not work at all. Either the irreplacable battery was dead or it was broken to begin with. Either way I returned it and bought the Braun Thermoscan, which although we have not used it yet, looks much better made than the cheap plastic Summer Infant kit.
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