Kinsa Thermometers

I was wondering if anyone had bought one and if it works. Link is below

https://www.kinsahealth.com

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I must say, that does look interesting. I might have to buy one and check it out. A *smart* thermometer... who knew...

OMG just what we need, Steve Jobs not only being privy to your musical tastes and personal finance, he can now crawl right up your ass.

Actually it looks like a pretty clever gizmo.

It does look interesting I might have to get one

I agree, the ghost of Steve is all powerful. This iPad corrects to iPad .like chicken man he's everywhere,he's everywhere. Anyone old enough to remember on WLS Chicago

Is WLS gone? I recall WLS quite well. This was in the 70's. We moved out to Arizona and I programmed WLS into one of the radio buttons on the AM radio in a VW bug and on some nights I could still get it all the way out in Tucson.

"Is WLS gone? I recall WLS quite well. This was in the 70's. We moved out to Arizona and I programmed WLS into one of the radio buttons on the AM radio in a VW bug and on some nights I could still get it all the way out in Tucson."

WLS is still broadcasting from Chicago at 890 on the AM dial. It is a talk station now, i.e. Rush Limbaugh. The days of top 40 AM are long gone. The station broadcasts at 50,000 watts and at night can be picked up long distances from Chicago. AM signals bounced off the ionosphere, which makes this possible. FM signals travel in a straight line so their listening area is more limited, but weak signal AM stations also have even more limited listening areas.

How did we get from a thermometer to a radio station? did i miss something here? anyway WLS stands for Worlds Largest Store.

I'm thinking I should get one as well. Happy to report my experiences.

Interestingly, if you click on the FAQ, "Is it accurate?" it mentions oral and axillary use only, nothing about rectal use. Also, since digital temps take seconds, why do you need to "distract" the child?

If you look under FAQ>About> use, it mentions rectal.

I just bought a Kinsa thermometer that attaches to my apple iOS devices. Looking forward to trying it. Anyone else using one at home or in play settings?

There are mentions of rectal temperature taking on the packaging and when you go to take a temp you have to choose which way (oral,axillary, or rectal). I wonder what non-RT fans think of seeing that prompt every time they need to take a temp. :-)

I might buy one when I update my phone. Hopefully it'll remind people of the rectal method...and maybe it'll get more use. For many of us though, nothing will ever replace the old fashioned glass rectal.

@RTNeo Agree completely. Definitely not a replacement for the traditional style, but a fun complement in my repertoire.

So I went and bought a Kinsa as well. It's not bad.. I like in the software where it's always giving a rectal option. Readings take maybe 10 seconds...wayyyy too fast in my opinion. There is a way to make it take a longer reading, but you have to find it and even then you only get 30 seconds. The accuracy is still in question to me. I have compared several readings with the Kinsa to one 5 minute reading with a glass rectal... The Kinsa was up and down a few tenths of a degree either way from the final result with the glass mercury. To me its a toy... Probably good for parents with little kids, but nothing will ever replace the old fashioned glass mercury thermometer.

I bought a Kinsa thermometer for my android and I love it yes I am using one a home. :-)

I did bye one and you can take rectal temperatures with it work great

This looks like a fun new toy. :-)

I can certainly see the utility but would personally miss the red-tipped glass beauty protruding from between an exquisite set of bottom cheeks.

Agreed it is great for all methods of temping

I'd use it for my kids, but not for doctor plays 😉

I looked at their page and clicked on "Buy now" to get a price. Nothing happened.

Does it come with multiple probes for rectal or oral use? I would hate to have to use the same probe in both orifices!

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I posted this a while back on another thread, but here it is again:After reading about the Kinsa thermometer here, I bought one. The first time I tried it out, I used a probe cover and lube and got a reading of 98.1. That seemed a little low, so I took my temperature with it three more times and got 97.5, 97.3 and97.7. Then I took my temperature with a glass and Mercury basal thermometer and got 98.5. I tried the Kinsa again twice more without a probe cover or lube and got 98.1 and 98.2. This morning I checked the basal thermometer against the FILAC and got 98.5 with the basal and 98.3 with the electronic. Then I tried the Kinsa again with a probe cover and got 98.1 and 98.2. I was careful this time to only insert the probe as far as the end of the silver tip. It seems positioning is important with the Kinsa, although both the Kinsa and the FILAC seem to read slightly lower than the glass and mercury basal thermometer. If you're going to use a Kinsa rectally, it's probably better to have someone else take your temperature (isn't it always?) so that they can see to position the probe just right. We always use the glass for play purposes, but occasionally the electronic if we're really sick, depending on how we're feeling and if we want the most accurate temperature or just a quick check. After this, though, maybe we'll stick to the glass all the time