Does the Beurer BY11 Instant Thermometer provide accurate and consistent temperature readings?
The Beurer BY11 Instant Thermometer provides you with three different ways to take your baby’s temperature: orally, under the armpit or rectally.
While I didn’t use the thermometer rectally, I found the oral temperature reading to be the most accurate. When used orally, I was able to take my toddler’s temperature in just three seconds and the temperature reading was exactly the same as the Braun ThermoScan 7 with Age Precision, which I find to be very reliable.
In contrast, it took me 20 seconds to take an under-arm temperature reading and the reading was 0.7 degrees out when compared to the Braun ThermoScan 7. Not particularly ‘instant’ like the Beurer thermometer’s name would suggest.
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How easy is the Beurer BY11 Instant Thermometer to use?
You simply press one button to turn the Beurer BY11 Instant Thermometer on and off, and it also switches itself off after 10 minutes to preserve the battery (this could happen earlier though, in my opinion).
It beeps to inform you that a temperature reading has been taken, with five alarm sounds when the reading climbs above 37.8 degrees, signalling an elevated temperature. This makes it simpler for parents to decipher a reading, however unfortunately the screen doesn’t light up, which makes it hard to read your baby’s temperature in the dark, at night.
A ‘Hi’ symbol shows when the reading is over 42.9 degrees, but this seems too high to me - the symbol should appear if your child’s temperature is over 39 or 40 degrees instead as this is usually when you need to see a GP, or if you have a very young baby with a fever (38 degrees if you have a newborn).
As such, I much prefer the Age Precision technology of Braun thermometers, with colour-coded temperature readings to suit your baby’s age, thus taking out the guesswork for parents.