Reviews Braun Thermoscan Ear Thermometer with ExacTemp Technology, IRT4520USSM

It was so easy to take her temperature! The Braun Thermoscan Ear Thermometer was a breeze! It's amazing how easy it was! We purchased tho because we seem to struggle getting our 6 month old daughter to stay still long enough to get an accurate temperature reading.

The tip is small enough to fit comfortably in her ear and the thermometer reads within a couple seconds, very fast. We recently purchased this ear thermometer after reading a number of positive reviews online. The cost initially gave us pause, but since this product will be primarily used on our small children quality, accuracy and reliability were important considerations and outweighed the cost factor.

• Professional accuracy. Flashing light and beep confirm positioning.
• On-Off button for easy control. Memory function stores 8 readings.
• Soft, flexible tip with filter detector. Lens Filter ejector for easy removal.
• Oral, rectal or underarm use
• Includes: 2 AA batteries - 21 lens filters and cap

Our last two ear thermometers were unreliable and didn't last long. What recently sold us though was a recent Emergency Room visit to the Fairfax INOVA Children's Hospital which is a fantastic children's hospitals in Northern Virginia (our baby is now OK). There are also known differences between age groups as far as temps go.

Young kids, toddlers, infants have typically higher normal temps, while older adults have typically lower body temps, this has to do with the amount of metabolism/energy burning off. Everybody is different in their temps.

Different methods of temp reading (like oral, ear, forehead) each have their own range that are a degree or two off, this is just natural that deep inside our body we are warmest and skin temp can drop with sweating and be cold while a body core temp is roasting (another reason I don't like the forehead scan). Oral temps can easily be skewed if eating foods of varying temps.

The Braun Thermoscan Ear Thermometer with ExacTemp Technology, IRT4520USSM is just perfect. Nearly every doctor uses the same. Very happy with purchase! Great it changes to Celsius too. Easy to use and accurate. Highly recommended!