Waiting for the "Beep" of the Thermometer

Nowadays, mercury thermometers have, sadly, been superseded by the electronic models. But there are still a few seconds of anticipation while the instrument registers ... followed by an audible electronic "beep."

Those few seconds of waiting for the sound can be full of tension, and quite interesting ... knowing that the thermometer is back in there ... feeling it probe against the insides of your sphincter ... waiting for the moment it's pulled back out ... and listening intently for the sound that signals conclusion and withdrawal.

Maybe not so exciting as other parts of the rectal temperature procedure ... but part and parcel, nonetheless.))

I do rectal temps in my physicals and have a digital thermometer that beeps. Just to increase that anticipation, I usually put it in and wait a minute or two before turning it on. Once it beeps, I push it in slightly before pulling it out.

That is one fun thing about digital thermometers, especially when everything goes quiet once its been inserted, you're just lying there waiting for the beep and you know that as soon as you hear it, you're going to feel the thermometer being pulled out.

And as Cody was saying, I do the same thing when I take my temperature, the only thermometer I have is one of those new age digitals that get a reading in ten seconds and honestly I don't think that would give an accurate enough reading, I seem to recall the digital thermometers back in the 90s took a while longer, so when I'm taking mine, I leave it in for 2 to 3 minutes before pushing the button.

I'm not a digital thermometer fan but here's a proposal that might make it interesting: How about a rectal temp taken digitally, then RT with a real, glass thermometer for the sake of comparison. I don't own a digital model but they're inexpensive so might be fun. Let me know if anyone else tries it.

I'm not a digital thermometer fan. I prefer a glass Thermometer

I too prefer a glass thermometer. That's all that was used on me rectally as a kid, and that's mostly all that I use now. I do have a digital that I use rectally when I want a quick reading... but they certainly don't do anything for me.

Rayme,

As a rectal temperature fan, I do own several thermometers, glass and digital, one of the digital showing readinds to the 100th of a degree (celsius). I have often made this kind of comparison and have included this as an element of game with my present gf. But, all of my thermometers have proven to be quite accurate and never shown any differences in their readings.

In my opinion, comparison in time is more interesting; or measuring your temp after various activities, sex or sport for instance. With my gf, I have experimented that sport is more likely to rise your temperature than sex (even orgasm). LOL;

I've only ever had mine taken with a digital thermometer. The "beep" is a turn on for me.

To those who like the feel of a glass thermometer but can only get a digital one, check out my album. Using epoxy paste, I made a large pear shaped bulb and sanded it into a smooth shape. For those who like the cool feeling upon insertion, it can be chilled before use. The epoxy adds insulation so it takes about 5 minutes after insertion to beep.

The digital age has removed all excitement from the planet. You can no longer talk to a person...and god forbid if you lose your password, or the system crashes !.....now that's been extended to other devices, unfortunately, in this case, thermometers. You're left with the slimmest piece of plastic they could find, with no ridges, or thickness. If that's not bad enough, you only have to wait seconds for it to go....beep. (WOW!) What's going to be developed next.....digital sex, in a virtual world, without human beings ? I can see the future of dating and sex.....Will your software be compatible ?

The only "Beep" of the thermometer that I like is when I use my Filac Fastemp in slow mode. It takes around a minute or so for a reading that way, and I like the feeling of the heaviness when the probe is inserted. Other then that, forget the beep... Glass all the way!

I'm torn between the two. I find it hot to imagine laying with my butt exposed and a thermometer sticking out, waiting for the beep from between my cheeks, but I also like the idea of the thermometer being shaken down, and the mercury substitute line rising between my cheeks.

Have to admit that if I'm sick I usually use the digital for an actual reading. For one thing if my wife is taking mine she never learned how to read a glass model. But nothing beats glass lubed with Vaseline for the fun readings.

I had a full faced oxygen mask in the hospital, when I was 14. Bacterial pneumonia strain with a 104 degree temp on admission in 2002.. My temp was taken rectally with and electronic thermometer. I remember counting off 75 seconds while I was on my side with the nurse holding the probe between my bare bottom cheeks!

Only use a digital rectal thermometer when I'm sick for real and if were playing only prefer the glass rectal thermometer

The classic mercury thermometer (or even Gerathem models) will always be my favorites... it's what I grew up with and I prefer the sensation and the longer measurement time. BUT....there is something to be said for the "beep" of the digital... you know time is up, and wonder what the reading will be. And if there's a fever, how might it be treated or what other checks might be necessary? It's definitely part of a multi-sensory experience -- not just the "touch", but the sound of the beep much like watching the thermometer be shaken down and/ or lubricated adds to the experience.

Never liked the digital ones.They just don't do it for me.

Nothing beats the feeling of a glass thermometer.

I have used both Glass and Digital Thermometer. I prefer the glass thermometer as it sits in there for as long as I want. I have been using a digital lately but its not the same, but I do push it in and wait a minute or 2 before pushing the button. The waiting for the beep is exciting to see what the reading will be. Its always good to redo it just to be safe.

I started sneaking temperatures with the glass thermometer from our bathroom when I was around 7 or 8, but at that time I didn't know how to read the glass thermometer. I wasn't really doing it to know my temperature of course, but still something about the experience felt less "complete." We had gotten a digital thermometer and for a long time I wrestled with wanting to try using it so I could see the numbers at the end. I felt bad about it because it didn't seem right to use the thermometer rectally that the rest of the family used orally. Eventually I tried doing it but putting toilet paper around the thermometer to try to make a kind of "shield" to keep it from getting dirty. Well, of course that didn't work, the thermometer poked right through and the paper tore. Now that I'd done it, I went ahead and used the digital thermometer a number of times from then on (always cleaning it off really well afterwards). But I always tended to prefer the glass one--it just fit the familiar mental scenario better.

As the health department nurse the thermometer probe inside my behind waiting for the beep. I cried and complained while it was in my rectum. The nurse told me sorry it has to done this way because you came in here sick.

I like waiting on the beep to see how high my temp is