Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Were you breathing through your mouth? Or maybe didn't shake the thermometer down, if it was mercury? Topper () On Tue, 11 May 2004 03:06:29 -0000 " loboshe " writes: > Hmmm. Lots of possibilities here. How long did you leave it in your > mouth? Maybe you have discovered for all of us that it has to be > left in long enough..... > Or, had you had something cold to drink right before doing the > oral.....I doubt it but wanted to ask. > Can you try it again, but this time, do the oral longer and let us > know? > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Yes, I will try it again. I did not have anything cold to drink in between. I did oral for 3 min. and under arm for 10 min. Re: Temp differences Hmmm. Lots of possibilities here. How long did you leave it in your mouth? Maybe you have discovered for all of us that it has to be left in long enough..... Or, had you had something cold to drink right before doing the oral.....I doubt it but wanted to ask. Can you try it again, but this time, do the oral longer and let us know? Janie > I took my temp under the arm for 10 minutes and it was 97.6. Then I took it orally and it was 96.4. What gives? Is under the arm more accurate than orally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 nope Re: Re: Temp differences Were you breathing through your mouth? Or maybe didn't shake the thermometer down, if it was mercury? Topper () On Tue, 11 May 2004 03:06:29 -0000 " loboshe " writes: > Hmmm. Lots of possibilities here. How long did you leave it in your > mouth? Maybe you have discovered for all of us that it has to be > left in long enough..... > Or, had you had something cold to drink right before doing the > oral.....I doubt it but wanted to ask. > Can you try it again, but this time, do the oral longer and let us > know? > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 There is a lot of controversy here about types of thermometers... Most fever digital thermometers are not accurate enough to be able to check basal temps, they're not designed for it... they are designed to check for abnormally high temps - fevers. Mercury thermometers used under the tongue are the most accurate. Temps taken under the arm are generally lower than temps taken under the tongue or analy. I'm hearing that folks that are using basal thermometers, like those used to check ovulation, are getting accurate results. What you are trying to track is what your current temp is.. and if it's rising as you start taking meds or increasing dosages. You need an accurate thermometer to be able to track increases by the tenth of a degree... if it's not accurate enough to do that, it's not what you need to be checking basals... IMHO The basal temp is the temp of your body when you first wake, before you so much as sit up in bed. It's the body temp that your metabolism is able to maintain on it's own, without the addition of heat produced by muscles from normal movement. That is why we take it when waking, before moving around. If your metabolism is low your body will have a hard time maintaining temp, your body temp will drop during the night... If your metabolism is working as it should, you will be able to maintain your body temp during the night.... Insufficient body temp messes up digestion, healing, growth.. along with all the other things associated with low metabolism and other hypothyroid symptoms. I was able to track mine from it's starting point of about 97 up to where it's at now.. hovering between 98.4 to 98.6.... when it's over 99 I know, now, that I'm fighting an infection of some type and act accordingly... .... so.. that's my experience.. and opinion.... Topper () On Tue, 11 May 2004 12:02:12 -0000 " orlando1088 " writes: > Hi Topper > > I take my temps a.m. with a digital thermometer under-arm - is that > o.k. ? Cant even mention the words " mercury thermometer " after my > little " incident " - so have to stick with the digital one for now. > Can't see how i can keep it in my mouth? I am such a baby....... > > SheilaF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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