Re: Body Temperature

From: ken (schw9883_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:37:27 -0500

But is your body temp actually changing during these intervals.

Ken
"Carey Gregory" <tiredofspam123@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "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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