A device for measuring the concentration of a biological constituent based
on infrared radiation emitted by a subject's eardrum with the influence
of the eardrum's thickness taken into account is provided.The biological
constituent concentration measuring device includes: a detecting section
for detecting infrared radiation emitted by an eardrum; an acquisition
section for acquiring thickness information about the thickness of the
eardrum; and a computing section for figuring out the concentration of
the biological constituent based on the infrared radiation detected and
the thickness information acquired. The infrared radiation emitted by the
eardrum is subject to the influence of the subject's eardrum thickness.
Therefore, by calculating the biological constituent concentration based
on not only the infrared radiation detected but also the eardrum
thickness information, the biological constituent concentration can be
measured highly accurately.