Re: thermometers/ Val or anyone that knows please

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Thanks Cherie..I'm going to stick to mercury thermometer x

> Someone (I think it was this list..) also posted that temps will

vary

> according to where you place it in your mouth. I also seem to

remember

> reading that you temp reading can increase if you take successive

readings

> because of your tounge moving around or something like that.

>

> Cherie

>

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > Probably a dumb question! How do I know if my thermometer is

> > accurate? I switched to a mercury one yesterday. I leave it in my

> > mouth 3 minutes..like yours Mark it is hard to shake down but I

just

> > feel it is probably more accurate than the other one I was using

> > which is a cheap digital one. I took temps with both on three

> > different occassions just to see..twice it was the same but the

third

> > time it was out by .4???

> >

> >

> > Please advise!

> >

> > Sara

> >

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