Beaverton, OR based IProven has just released a new blog post instructing readers on how to properly measure body temperature using a digital thermometer. Company spokesperson Lorianne Hubers states, "Oral measurements can result in medical thermometers misinterpreting the reading if not used correctly. The thermometer is accurate, and the inaccuracies occur because of the way it is used when taking an oral measurement."
iProven is currently selling their digital thermometer for rectal, oral and axillary underarm body temperature measurement on Amazon.com. The medical thermometer is able to produce 99.8% accurate readings and is clinically approved. "While the thermometer is able to provide 99.8% accurate readings, the way in which it is used can give out the wrong results. People need to understand this, otherwise they will think it is the thermometer that is faulty," said Lorianne Hubers.
With oral measurements, people usually place the thermometer under the tongue. When a person opens their mouth and breathes, cold air will usually move through the mouth, which results in the mouth tissue being a couple tenths of degrees lower than the body's core temperature. However, when a person closes their mouth and keeps it closed for 1 or 2 minutes, the temperature of the tissue will come closer to the real core body temperature.
The company said that this is important to understand because if a person were to place the quick reading thermometer under the tongue and close the mouths while it is there, the quick read thermometer will give out a reading before the mouth tissue has had enough time to acclimatize to the core body temperature. "It is at this point where people expect the reading on the thermometer to be accurate, when it can't," says Lorianne Hubers.
To get an accurate reading, leave the thermometer in the mouth longer, despite the fact that it is indicating it is ready. iProven said that the medical thermometers will keep reading after signaling to the user that it is ready. Leaving it in the mouth longer allows the thermometer to get a reading when the mouth tissue has finally acclimatized with the body's core temperature. iProven suggests that people leave the thermometer in the mouth for at least 1 minute.
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Contact iProvèn:
Lorianne Hubers
1-503-974-0913
lorianne@iproven.com
iProven 9450 SW Gemini Dr #48879 Beaverton, OR 97008-7105
