Re: Body Temperature

From: Carey Gregory (tiredofspam123_at_comcast.net)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:05:15 -0500

"ken" <schw9883@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Can somebody please explain...
>I use a digital oral thermometer.. First temp 98.0 second temp 3 minutes
>later 98.4, third temp 3 minutes later 98.6
>thanks, Ken

Normal variation and some measurement error. By keeping your mouth closed
for several minutes the temp went higher, getting closer to your true core
temp.

Try it over a 24-hr period and you'll see a lot more variation than that.

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