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Is Forehead Thermometers Are Not Accurate

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Dr.  Aaron Branch MD

keep steady rising and not bounce back and forth?? OR are those little ones not too accurate??? VERY ... control. I have one of those little pencil size thermometers you put under your... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aaron Branch ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Why is my temperature almost consistently hotter (by almost a degree!) on the left side versus the right when I measure my temperature via forehead and ear? Which measurement do I use, or do I take the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

their monthly cycle typically use, so the thermometers are very accurate ones. ...My doctor tells me based on diagnostic data that my adrenal and thyroid glands are under ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

I am burning up.. woozy.. head pounding etc feel god awful.... yet HAVE FRIGGIN CHILLS???? okay..take temp..94.7?!!!! WTH!! Took it two hours later..95.3!! And different thermometers.. what could be ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

thermometers (including basal thermometers) after I drink cold glasses of water. Unless it is very cold in the environment I am in, it will typically climb back up to my normal body temperature... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)

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Dr. Chirag Soni MD

I took my babys temp with a forehead thermometer, it reads 100.4, we do not have a normal thermometer. I have read that these forehead thermometers are not accurate,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chirag Soni ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

My three yr. old daughter has a temp. of 102.9 with a thermometer that you place on the forehead. Do I add a point to it or would this be an accurate reading? Also, would you recommend taking her to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Khaleel Ahmed.Manik MD

How many types of Thermometers are there? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Khaleel Ahmed.Manik ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

not be covered for heart problems as her ECG shows some variations. But the insurance company is not ...My grandmother underwent medical tests with a travel insurance company in India. She is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr. Somashekhar Sogi MD

96.3 on 4 different thermometers. I have a very warm bath ready, but not sure if this is the thing to ...My husband said he isn t feeling well. While he was lying down, I put my hand on his... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Somashekhar Sogi ( General & Family Physician)