Thermometers are devices that can be used both at home or in clinical settings to take the patient or user’s core temperature (the temperature of their organs).

There are different types of thermometers, most commonly;

- Ear Thermometers

- Contactless Thermometers

- Forehead Thermometers

There are various benefits to using these different kinds of thermometers; for example, ear thermometers are highly accurate in the reading that they give, however, forehead thermometers can give very fast and accurate results as well as measuring surface heat.