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[denisemb]

Please help me because evidently I'm STOOPID.

Old ear thermometer died,  Looking for new one (along with everyone else).  Amazon, Walmart, CVS, etc., etc. sold out.

So I see some promising brands advertised on MSN {Brii} and another on "20 Best Thermometers" on Google named "Thermocare".  Both take you to a site to order, but if you Google those names to find the so-called manufacturer or ratings, I get a lot of nothing.

What's the deal???  Can anyone recommend a thermometer (thats available) to buy??

[Still Raining]

You can not be stoopid if you were smart enough to see they were taking you to odd places.

No suggestions since I don't have one, but just keep to well known sites.

[Icegoddess]

Wouldn't a no-touch thermometer be difficult to use on oneself?  

[Carol Diane]

They are selling one on Shophq. 

[qvcfreak]

My sister has the ihealth no touch thermometer. It vibrates when done and it’s very easy to use. 

[suzykee]

When I went to my oncologist they were using a no touch thermometer to take everyone's temperature as soon as they walked in the door. It was a cold day in March & they were NOT getting an accurate reading. Everyone's was low. This could be a downside but probably not a problem if  the person has been inside. I have one that you touch to the temple & really like it. It's called ReliOn. I wipe it down with an alcohol wipe when finished. Good Luck

[Icegoddess]

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@suzykee wrote:

When I went to my oncologist they were using a no touch thermometer to take everyone's temperature as soon as they walked in the door. It was a cold day in March & they were NOT getting an accurate reading. Everyone's was low. This could be a downside but probably not a problem if  the person has been inside. I have one that you touch to the temple & really like it. It's called ReliOn. I wipe it down with an alcohol wipe when finished. Good Luck

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@suzykee that sounds like the type I would prefer.  I currently use a digital under the tongue model, but I would rather have an instant read one.  Even with under the tongue I'm low.  Normal for me is like 97.4. At 97.7 I can tell I have a fever.  Guess I'm real sensitive to it.

[Desertdi]

I'd be happy with just an old-fashioned mercury thermometer, with LARGE PRINT..........

[Desertdi]

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@Icegoddess wrote:

Wouldn't a no-touch thermometer be difficult to use on oneself?  

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@Icegoddess                       !

[Silver Lining]

I've seen an ear thermometer at Wal-Mart for fifty dollars if you want to replace yours. There were empty places on the same shelf which I guess had other types. I saw prices of eighty or ninety dollars or more. I'm happy with one of the inexpensive digital thermometers that you put under your tongue for about forty-five seconds or less. They beep when your temperature number stops. Mine is accurate because it matches the reading a fancier model which my doctor uses. I wouldn't order a thermometer that I consider expensive and definitely not from an unknown vendor, but that's just me.