You Can Now Buy a Home Health Examination Kit
Video sessions with a doctor are a cheap and quick way to get a medical opinion (and sometimes a prescription) from the comfort of your home. But a doctor cannot physically examine you, which limits their usefulness. It looks like the $ 300 digital medical device suite could change that.
The TytoCare kit is available at Best Buy stores and online . It includes a device with cameras and sensors, including a thermometer, and three attachments: a digital stethoscope for listening to heart and lung sounds, an otoscope for viewing your ears, and a tongue depressor that allows the camera to see the back of your body. throat.
The company says their doctors can diagnose “ear infections, sore throat, fever, colds and flu, allergies, pink eye, nausea, constipation, asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory infections, insect bites and general skin conditions, including contact dermatitis. , rash. and diaper rash “. Regular telemedicine services can help with most of them as well, but this kit can give doctors a better understanding of, for example, what your sore throat really looks like.
The app guides you through the process of using your devices and connecting to Tyto for a hangout. The visit costs $ 60 each, like other telemedicine services. (Many insurance plans cover video admissions.) Tyto notes that you can buy the device with FSA money.