How reliable are touch free thermometors?

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How reliable are touch free forehead thermometers? Both of my toddlers feel hot to the touch but the thermometer says 99.5

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That’s what we always use, never have an issue. If you feel like one isn’t working right, always have a backup.

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Nope, get the ear one. My daughters school has the touch free said her temp was only 99 when I got home it was 103, they said she was “faking” being sick. Good thing I know my kids would never do that because they LOVE school. My daughter was full on suffering because that thermometer was WRONG

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I have the ear and the touchless one, I trust the ear one far more, which is sad the other one was expensive

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I’ve had two touch less ones and neither had a good read. Trust your instincts and get either a regular oral one or an ear one… they are both usually accurate.

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I love my ear one. Touch less ones are never accurate