Safety
15
the thermometer and persons whose
body temperature is being measured
should have been in the same environ-
ment for at least 30 minutes.
− Do not measure the temperature in your
ear if you suffer from a disease affecting
your ears or if there is still water in your
ear, e.g. from showering or swimming.
− Ear wax or a greasy forehead could
result in inaccurate measurements.
You should therefore clean your ear or
forehead before taking your tempera-
ture. Then wait approx. 5 – 10 minutes
before you perform a temperature
measurement.
− Repeat the measurements approx.
every 15 minutes if the readings are
unusually low or if you feel they are in-
accurate. If possible, use a conventional
clinical thermometer to take an oral or
rectal temperature reading for compari-
son. Ask your physician if in doubt.
− If possible, measure body tempera-
ture in the same ear as the tempera-
ture in the right or left ear may differ.
− If ear drops or other medications have
been administered in one ear, you
should measure your body tempera-
ture in the other ear.
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