Braun ThermoScan 5 Ear Thermometer - ExacTemp Stability Indicator for Professional Accuracy Digital Display Baby and Infant Friendly

This is a great reliable thermometer! The nurses at my school use them and they feel they are very reliable! It is so accurate! Fast and easy to use on small on infant ! Read more

Easy to use and reliable thermometer. Purchased this to replace the old forehead scanner and was really impressed with how quickly it reads the temperature and appreciate how long it displays the temperature. Works wonderful for the whole family. Read more

My toddler is getting close to the age of 3 and it’s time to phase out taking rectal temps. I tried a few other thermometers that consistently gave inaccurate results. The Braun ThermoScan 5 is easy to use, results are fast, and it is very accurate! I feel confident using this and trust the results. There’s nothing worse than thinking your kid has a fever and getting a “normal” temp when they’re obviously warm. This has eliminated so much stress around fevers. This model (version 5) was on a great sale when I got it, I had been going back and forth between this one and the latest version and the price on this sold me! I also realized I probably didn’t haaaaave to have the one that connected to my phone if it was gonna save me 50% of the money lol Read more

Works best for us! It is very accurate Read more

Easy to use, I like that it shows the last temperature taken upon turning on. The covers are filmsy and crinkle easy (so try not to let your kid find and play with them ha). But overall would recommend. I’ve had it for four years and it’s still working perfectly Read more

This is the in ear thermometer our pediatrician uses and recommended. It gets a quick reading and is consistent. Read more

There are three metrics for a body thermometer: accuracy, consistency and safety. The gold standard for the first two properties was the old mercury thermometer, which relied on the simplest of physical principles. Sadly, it failed on the last count. Individuals were rarely injured, but the overall environmental effect wasn't acceptable. So the gold standard is gone. Digital thermometers exist in several forms. They're generally safe (as long as disposed of properly), so the remaining metrics are accuracy and consistency. Of those, consistency may be the more important. If a thermometer is a consistent half-degree off, it's easy to make a mental correction. After all, you're more interested in the trend--not necessarily an completely accurate number. I had a little shoot-out between the Braun and a cheap grocery store digital thermometer. At four different periods in the day, I took my temperature several times in rapid succession (My wife wandered into the room at one point when I had one thermometer in my mouth and the other in my ear. I was happy the camera wasn't nearby). The results were quite surprising. The oral thermometer gave me reliable measurements that didn't vary by more than a tenth of a degree over the 5-minute measurement period. The Braun was all over the place, at one point swinging over a 1.2 degree (Fahrenheit) range. The measurement from left to right ear was never the same, but never in a predictable way. At its best, the variance was .3 (three-tenths) of a degree. That's three times worse than the oral thermometer at its worst. I've always liked the tasteful appearance and solid quality of Braun products. But whether it's a product problem or a basic problem with the reliability of the ear measurement, it's hard to recommend it. Read more

Super easy to use and seems to be very accurate so far! I like the little case it comes with Read more