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A 44-year old asked:
How accurate are thermometers when taking your temperature?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Can i clean thermometer with dettol?
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A 39-year old asked:
How far do I need to insert rectal thermometer?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is it safe to take rectal temperature with digital thermometer?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Are oral, rectal & temporal thermometer readings affected by the temperature of the room they are kept in?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Which is correct? Axillary temp always 99.2 (that's with degree added), oral temp always 98.4/5. Same thermometer.
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A 23-year old female asked:
My temp was 95.9. Just now when i woke up. Its now up to 96.9. Is this bad? Usually run temp in 97s using home thermometer. Rarely 98.
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A 19-year old female asked:
My usual body temperature is always 97.5/6- on any thermometer. Is this strange that it's so low? Even when I'm sick it never goes above 99
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A member asked:
Silly question. I have 3 sick boys at home. I bought a new rectal thermometer and in my exhaustion forgot to wash it before using it. Should i worry?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I just took my temperature and its 94.7 I just bought the thermometer today and its 94.7 orally Is this really low I feel cold and clammy to the touch?
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A 33-year old female asked:
If a thermometer is stored in a room that is colder than the rest of the house, would that affect a body temp reading because the thermometer would be on the cooler side?
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A 33-year old female asked:
If you keep a rectal, temporal & oral thermometer in a room that is on the colder side, would that cause it to read your temperature as higher or lower than it actually is?
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A member asked:
Several ago I started taking my body temperature each day. I've noticed it is always low, varying between 96.2 and 97.8. Most of the time it is below 97. Is this a cause for concern? I've used several thermometers to confirm the reading.
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A 37-year old asked:
Is eating mercury from a thermometer toxic?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the best thermometer to use on my baby?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can I know if i are sick without a thermometer?
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A 51-year old female asked:
How many degrees higher is a rectal thermometer than an oral one?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What type of thermometer should I use to take my baby's temperature?
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A female asked:
Is there any way at all to work out my temperature without a thermometer?
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A 40-year old asked:
Bought a digital thermometer. Can someone tell me what a low temperature means?
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A 47-year old asked:
I was sick and my thermometer noted my temp at 108. Could thateven be possible?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Should you add any degrees to an oral temperature taken by a digital thermometer?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Does the temperature of the room you have thermometers stored in affect their readings?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Just measured my temperature when I woke up with a thermometer and it read 96 degrees f, anything to be concerned about?
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A 45-year old female asked:
My normal temp. Is 97.6 if my thermometer says 99.2 it's the same as someone whos normal temp. Is 98.6 having a temp. Of 100.2?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have a baby thermometer and it changed itself somehow to celsius. Instead of trying to change it i need to know what's a good celsius reading?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Not sick- but had 100.6 temp, then 99.7 then 98.6 in span of 30 minutes. Used different thermometers to check. Not on meds.Why body fluctuates temp?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I've been through several thermometers. My temp will be 104, then to confirm, I take again. 96. Then again 100. Then 89. In 30 minutes. What the hell?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can you get an inaccurate body tempertaure reading if the thermometer is stored in a room that is colder than normal and the thermometer feels cold/cool to the touch?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How to know if you have a fever without a thermometer?
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