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•Largerdifferenceswillalsooccurthroughoutthedayasbody
temperaturefluctuates.
•Externalfactorsalsoinfluenceeartemperature,suchas:
 •Havingbeenlyingonanear.
 •Oneearbeingcovered.
 •Beingexposedtoveryhotorverycoldtemperatures.
 •Recentlybeenbathingorswimming.
•Obstructionsintheearlikeearwaxwillalsoresultininaccurate
ordifferentreadingsastheywillinterferewiththeinfraredheat
beingmeasuredbytheeardrumandsurroundingtissues.This
isillustratedinFig.4.(seepage5)
•Alsoremembertowait10secondsin-betweeneachreading.
“Why can I get different measurements from one forehead
reading to the next?”
•Everytimeyouplacetheprobeonyourforehead,itislikelyto
beinadifferentpartof yourhead.Sinceforeheadtemperature
isaffectedbyenvironmentalfactorssuchasexposuretoheator
cold,placingtheprobeonadifferentpartof yourforeheadwill
resultindifferenttemperaturesespeciallyif,forexample,you
aresittingnexttoahotradiatororcoldairconditioningunit.
•Foreheadtemperatureisalsoaffectedbyproximitytoblood
veins,asanareawhichhasmoreveinsclosetotheskinwillbe
warmerthananareathathasboneundertheskin.
•So,forthemostaccurateforeheadtemperature,usetheScan
Modefunction(asitmeasuresthehighesttemperatureacross
thewholeforehead),asfollows:
 •Placetheprobegentlyonyourlefttemple,pressandKEEP
pressedthe‘On/Off/TakeTemp’button,movetheprobe
acrossyourforeheadtotherighttemple(Fig.5,seepage
5)-alwayskeepingtheprobeincontactwithyourforehead
-andthenletgoof the‘On/Off/TakeTemp’button.Oncea
beepsounds,removetheprobefromyourforeheadtoread
thetemperatureonthescreen.
•Alsoremembertowait10secondsin-betweeneachreading.
“What is the difference between readings from different parts of the body?”
•Normalbodytemperatureisarangethat,asthefollowingtable
shows,variesbysite:
•Medicalresearchhasnotyetdeterminedadefinitivecorrelation
betweenoral,rectal,ear,andarmpittemperaturemeasurements,
whichisunsurprisinggivenhowdifferentsitescanbesoeffected
byexternalfactors.Manymedicalpractitionersadvisethat
measurementsfromdifferentsitesshouldnotbedirectly
compared,howeversomemedicalpractitionersadvisethe
followingcorrelationoftemperatureresultsbasedonan
averagenormaloraltemperatureof 37.0°C
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/98.6°F
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:
Armpit temperature
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: Oral temperature
3
: Rectal temperature
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: Ear temperature
3
:
0.5°F (0.3°C) to
1.0°F (0.6°C)
lower than Rectal
or Ear temperature
0.5°F (0.3°C) to
1.0°F (0.6°C)
lower than Oral
temperature.
0.5°F (0.3°C) to
1.0°F (0.6°C)
higher than Oral
temperature.
0.5°F (0.3°C) to
1.0°F (0.6°C)
higher than Oral
temperature.
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Jan Nissl, RN, BS, Rectal, Ear, Oral, And Axillary Temperature Comparison, Everyday Health, Inc, April 2007
Axillary
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: Oral
2
: Rectal
2
:
94.5 - 99.1 ºF
34.7 - 37.3 ºC
95.9 - 99.5 ºF
35.5 - 37.5 ºC
97.9 - 100.4 ºF
36.6 - 38.0 ºC
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Chamberlain, J.M., Terndrup, T.E., New Light on Ear Thermometer Readings, Contemporary
Paediatrics, March 1994.