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How to take temperature?
March 7 2007 at 10:20 PM
sandy (Login sandy111)
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Hi.I know it might be a weird question for u all,but I was wondering,when I take my temperature from my mouth,how many degrees should I add,because there is always a difference between the temperature taken from mouth,ear and u know THAT place..The most accurate is the last one,so how many degrees should I add when I take it from mouth????????Thanks
SANDY




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Lisa
(no login) Re: How to take temperature? March 7 2007, 10:59 PM


"Oral readings can be around half a degree lower than body temperature."
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/fever_a.html




sandy
(no login) Re: How to take temperature? March 8 2007, 2:50 PM


Thanks for the reply.I am taking my temperature to know whether it is low or normal for BO


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Sandy
(no login) temperature March 8 2007, 2:55 PM


Hi.A nurse just told me that we should increase 0.5 to 0.7 degrees.so if it is 37.0 C that means it is actually 37.5 or 37.7 C.so?




Lisa
(Login lilmama40) Re: How to take temperature? March 8 2007, 5:00 PM


Exactly, oral can be half a degree lower than what you actually are. :-)




Sandy
(no login) That is good March 8 2007, 7:43 PM


If it is half a degree lower then i don't have low temperature,one thing less to worry about.LOL.