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Which temperature is more accurate ear or oral? my temperature in ear is higher then oral
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Winner is...mouth: In general oral temperature is more accurate that ear temperature assuming that that probe in the mouth stays under the tongue and the mouth stays closed.
Answered 1/29/2016
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