Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Tammi 5 minutes under the tongue is normal Lynda Mercury Thermometers >I have a question for you.how long does it take you to get an >accurate > reading on a regular mercury thermometer under the tongue? I > thought that > it was supposed to be 3 minutes under the tongue, but I'm finding > that it is > taking me 5-6 minutes to get an accurate reading. Is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I notice that five minutes isn't enough for me. I have to leave it under my tongue for a full 10 minutes and then it will stop registering. Anyone else notice this? I cannot use the digital ones because they beep way too soon. I just let it sit in my mouth for another five minutes AFTER it beeps and the temperature continues to rise and then finally stops. Does anyone else notice this? Dove Rose On 3/30/2007 1:39:38 PM, Tammi Kennedy (scrapsoftime@...) wrote: > I have a question for you.how long does it take you to get an accurate > reading on a regular mercury thermometer under the tongue? I thought > that > it was supposed to be 3 minutes under the tongue, but I'm finding that it is > taking me 5-6 minutes to get an accurate reading. Is this normal? > > > > Tammi from WA > > > > > > I also use mercury thermometers. > > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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