OHbaby! Forums : Ear/underarm temp diff? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:59:58 +0000 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:04:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9335 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Ear/underarm temp diff? : Yeah SB the ear thermometers are...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184280&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184280 Author: Kels
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Posted: 21 July 2007 at 9:04pm

Yeah SB the ear thermometers are only accurate if you know how to use them correctly

I hoope Kaleb is feeling much better. Its so awful having an unwell wee one.

]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:04:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184280&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184280 <![CDATA[Ear/underarm temp diff? : an ear thermoter is not acutlaly...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184090&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184090 Author: Sarah Beth
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Posted: 21 July 2007 at 2:16pm

an ear thermoter is not acutlaly that accurate as you have to make sure you put it on a certain part of the inner ear which is hard to do on adults let alone infants. It is a good indication though.

Best way to get a temp is rectaly, but quite honestly who wants to do that to bubs!

Hope things settle down for you son though Kathryn, I know how horrible it is to worry when they aren't well, hopefully it passes quickly

Edited by Sarah Beth]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:16:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184090&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184090 <![CDATA[Ear/underarm temp diff? : He&#039;s not feeding and not...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184069&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184069 Author: Faraway
Subject: 9335
Posted: 21 July 2007 at 12:32pm

He's not feeding and not happy being held - really grizzly and even dummy isn't helping too much. To make matters worse he hasn't been poos in a couple of days except for a tiny bit yesterday. Plunket told me yesterday to put his coloxyl drops into some water but he isn't even taking that
Have just put him back into his cot and hopefully he'll drift off to sleep then might wake up hungry and take more than 20mls.
Becks I think Kaleb's temperature would've been about 39.1/.2 before we took him to doc (not that they could do anything but I didn't want to not go...) and when we left at midnight last night it was 38.3 (ear)]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:32:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184069&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184069 <![CDATA[Ear/underarm temp diff? : Kathryn, we got told the .5 difference...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184046&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184046 Author: Mama2two
Subject: 9335
Posted: 21 July 2007 at 11:12am

Kathryn, we got told the .5 difference is correct to go by when I asked the doctor the other day.
How is poor little Kaleb? Feeling better today I hope ]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:12:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184046&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184046 <![CDATA[Ear/underarm temp diff? : We took Andrew&#039;s this morning...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184035&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184035 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 9335
Posted: 21 July 2007 at 10:36am

We took Andrew's this morning at 5.30am with both under his arm 39.1 and in his ear 38.4 . We gave him some pamol and then I checked it again at 7am and it was down to 37.4 underarm. ]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:36:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184035&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184035 <![CDATA[Ear/underarm temp diff? : Hi everyone I hope you can help...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184026&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184026 Author: Faraway
Subject: 9335
Posted: 21 July 2007 at 9:59am

Hi everyone I hope you can help me with this!
Last night we took Kaleb's temp with an underarm thermometer and it was 38.6 then took him to A&E and it was 38.7 with ear thermometer. I worried because it had risen after giving him pamol, but the nurse told me that the it would have been higher at home if we'd taken it with the same thermometer.
SO...
does anyone know what the temperature difference between underarm and ear is? (On my thermometer instructions it says there is a 0.5 difference between arm and oral so could it be the same?) Means poor little Kaleb probably had a temp of 39 before we took him ]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:59:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9335&PID=184026&title=ear-underarm-temp-diff#184026