Safety 1st Hospital's Choice Ear Thermometer Review

Hospital Choice Ear Thermometer
Safety 1st

There are so many choices in thermometers on the market these days.  Between the different name brands and styles, it's hard to make a decision as to what kind you should buy.

Over the years I have found that the digital thermometers that you place under the arm were efficient enough for an occasional use.  When the new "ear" thermometers came out, I wasn't completely sold on them.  I couldn't see how you could get an accurate reading by pointing a thermometer into a child's ear for 3 seconds.

After a while, I noticed my Doctor's office had converted to the the ear thermometer, so I asked the nurse about them.  I was shocked to learn that the ear thermometers are more accurate and take considerable less time (ever try holding a feverish, cranky toddler still while trying to keep the thermometer under her arm?) than the underarm thermometers and decided it was time I bought one.

I've always trusted the Safety 1st brand and found an ear thermometer at my local Target.  Of course, the Hospital Choice Ear Thermometer cost 4 times what the $6.00 underarm thermometer cost but I was gonna give it a whirl.

The Hospital's Choice Ear Thermometer Kit by Safety 1st comes with:

•  Little plastic covers that you place over the tip of the thermometer and throw away after reading.  These plastic covers are also available in refill packs.
• Large digital display
• Memory recall (this comes in handy if you forgot what baby's temp was 4 hours ago)
• 3 second ear reading - beeps when done
• Warning beep sound when baby has fever

I really like my Hospital's Choice Ear Thermometer by Safety 1st.    I still have my old underarm thermometers on hand, just in case the battery should need replaced.

I'm confident that the temperature reading that I get is accurate.