ok i am trying to figure out what my temperature is. i did it twice by mouth and twice by ear. then once on my forehead with a thermometer for the ear. with the oral one is was 96.2 then 96.5. with the ear it was 96.9 then 97.3. then on the forehead with ear thermometer it read 96.4. yes i know the forehead wasn't a proper reading. but which temperature should i use?
when doing it by the ear aren't you supposed to add a couple degrees or is it the other way around? or i am just way off?
2007-01-27 16:04:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
temperatures are all frought with errors...
rectal temps are the best because you get the 'core' temperature, but who wants a thermometer stuck up their butt for 3 minutes....
oral temps are OK, but if you have a stuffy nose and breath thru your mouth, it can alter the temp...also if you just drank, smoked or ate, it may affect your temp
armpit temps are bad, because if you are sweating (because of a fever) the skin is cooler that the core because it is trying to wick away the heat...
ear temps are just as bad, if you have a wax plug or do not aim correctly, you may not get the actual temp of the ear drum and there again, skin temp is cooler that core temp...
skin temp is like armpit...
so, why do the sell ear/ skin thermometers? because people will but them.
rectal --- subtract a degree
oral -- use that temp
axillary -- add a degree
ear -- add a degree
good luck
2007-01-27 16:12:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ear and mouth temps are the same if you messure corectly. rectal temp is more accurate then oral/ear and core temp(blood/inside body) is the most accurate which is 1.5-2 degrees more then mouth temp
2007-01-28 00:11:57 · answer #2 · answered by shura01844 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most accurate is the anal temperature but the mouth is the second most accurate
2007-01-28 00:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the most correct temperature would be ur mouth !!!!
2007-01-28 00:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by Juicy Couture Princess !!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is the mouth because of the saliva
2007-01-28 00:10:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will reply with qualified answer: mouth.
2007-01-28 00:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by WELL R.S. 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honestly I think rectum is the most accurate.
2007-01-28 00:07:33 · answer #7 · answered by polk2525 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
underarm is the correct answer
2007-01-28 00:10:05 · answer #8 · answered by chawlo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ear.
2007-01-28 00:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
both, body temp. is just that, body temp.
2007-01-28 00:08:38 · answer #10 · answered by ChristiCarlClub 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋