Which baby ear thermometer should I choose?
A fever usually indicates that the body is trying to fight off something, and in adults then some people think that leaving the fever alone and not trying to combat it with drugs will help you to get healthier again quicker, because you leave the body to do what it thinks is best (not really bad fevers though which may be symptomatic of something which needs medical attention!).
But in babies then their newly formed bodies cannot cope like an adult one and we need to be vigilant so that we can spot a high temperature and get them checked out before anything serious can take hold.
There are various ways to take your baby's temperature, there is the rectal thermometer which some people swear by, or you could use that thermometer under their arm. Oral thermometers should never be made of glass for children in case they bite down on it and break it, but also most people think that oral thermometers are not really suitable for babies at all, even the digital kind.
Then you have the baby ear thermometer which measures the infrared heat radiating from the ear canal and surrounding tissue, and can give you a reading in seconds, even while the baby is sleeping. These are becoming more popular now because they are so easy to use, but remember not to use it on an ear that has been on a covered by a pillow etc because that may give a higher reading, and make sure the ear is not full of wax either.
We used to have two baby ear thermometers for you to consider but unfortunately the second one seems to have some reliability issues when taking readings, which is obviously not acceptable as you need the reading to be as accurate as possible. So below is the only baby ear thermometer that we think is the best one on the market at the moment, and the only one that we can recommend at the moment:
Braun Thermoscan Baby Ear Thermometer
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You also get a light to tell you when you haven't inserted it into the ear properly, and once the temperature has been taken then the light stays on and it makes a beep too so you know you can take it out and look at the reading. It uses lens filters which are plastic covers to go over the measuring tip, that is to ensure hygiene between uses, but it is also an extra expense which you may or may not want to bother with. You can't use it without a filter on, so if you are using it a lot you could just leave one on and clean it, then change it every so often for a new one (most other ear thermometers you have to clean anyway). This device has 40 reviews on Amazon.com and is the #1 selling bay ear thermometer on the site, so it is a very popular model. 80% of the reviews are 4 or 5 stars and people absolutely love it, a few people have complained about things like having to buy filters for it (just clean one like I said above) and that the light to tell you when it is in the ear properly is not that accurate so you need to watch to see you are doing it correctly, and also that the screen doesn't have a backlight so you need to take it to somewhere with light if you are trying to take the baby's temperature as they are sleeping. Good points:
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I like Braun, they make good quality products, and this baby ear thermometer looks like it is the same high quality too. It is the most expensive of the two, coming in at around $65 at the moment, but for the price then you do get a pre-warmed tip on it so that you are not putting a cold tip in to take the measurement which might adversely affect the reading.
Try a baby ear thermometer out today and see how much easier it is!
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