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hlthe2b

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3. Do you mean if you take it repeatedly, one time after another you get that much variation?

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2020, 03:48 PM

Apr 2020

Or do you mean it varies throughout the day (as it does for everyone).

As an example, I've checked mine at 2:30 AM (96.7) and 3:45 AM (97.2) over two mornings... THis is normal as everyone's body temperature drops overnight. Early afternoon it typically runs about 97.7 (normal for me and for many Americans is lower than 98.6 as the average temp has been dropping slightly for several decades.

If you are not taking it orally (or rectally) but using ears or armpit, THAT is your problem. Those thermometers and that area of measurement are notoriously unreliable.

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Digital Thermometers [View all] no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 OP

Nothing wrong with the instrument. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #1

Watch for coughing too flamingdem Apr 2020 #2

Do you mean if you take it repeatedly, one time after another you get that much variation? hlthe2b Apr 2020 #3

It's likely accurate Warpy Apr 2020 #4

Try to take it at the same time every day. Like AM and PM. mitch96 Apr 2020 #5