Gone are the days when thermometers can only be seen in hospitals and clinics, but now thermometers have become an essential home medical aid. Every one out there knows the purpose of a thermometer, to check the body temperature in case of any ailments and it is the basic type of thermometer you get to see with doctors and other healthcare professionals earlier. Today, there are too many types of thermometer available in the market, and one may tend to get little confused of which to buy. Actually choosing a right thermometer is really simple, provided you are sure of your needs and usage.
When you visit a medical supply store, be it online or brick and mortar, you come across an array of thermometers, but if you are very sure of the requirement, usage, and most importantly the budget the daunting task can become a breeze.
As the temperature scale differ between continents, majority of thermometers provide results in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. Thermometers that integrate a Kelvin scale are for scientific purpose and they are mainly used to measure weather, so they are not for medical purpose. A tympanic thermometer designed for measure body temperature have a typical range of 35°C to 42°C or 89.6°F to 109.4°F.
Conventional thermometers has a mercury filled bulb, when there is rise in temperature the mercury is pushed up the tube through the constriction located at the neck of the bulb. Before using, these thermometers have to be swung to reset, but these thermometers were found risky as mercury is a heavy-toxic metal and there are possibilities of mercury spill over. This fact has let the evolution of electronic digital thermometers, and today a wide variety of electronic thermometers is on tap, say oral thermometers, ear thermometers, armpit thermometers, and rectal thermometers. Infrared thermometer is one kind of digital thermometers and is also called non-contact thermometer because it infers temperature with the thermal radiation emitted by patients.
Basal thermometer is used to measure base temperature of a person’s body, and it can find out even small changes in the body temperature in circumstances like ovulation and variation in thyroid functions. Glass fever thermometer come with marking for every 0.1°C (0.2°F), where as the other thermometers read temperature of 0.05°C (.1°F).
Nowadays, disposable or single-use thermometers are preferred by healthcare professional to avoid the risk of infection. So, decide which thermometer can best serve your needs.
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