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Why the doctors put thermometre under the tongue at the time of fever?
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∙ 14y ago
There are a few different types of thermometers and a few different ways body temperature can be taken: - A tympanic thermometer measures the body temperature by taking a reading from the tympanic membrane in the ear. - The old Mercury thermometers aren't used anymore, the risk of them breaking is too high. - Digital thermometers are about 15cm long and can measure oral, axillary or rectal temperature. They have plastic coverings to go over the top.
Even though it is rarely used (except in paediatrics), for obvious reasons, the rectal method of measuring body temperature is the most accurate.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe doctor takes your temperature when you feel ill to see if you have a fever. Knowing that can help the doctor figure out what disease you may have, and also how serious your condition is.
Body temperature is one way of determining a person's health. Bacteria that can infect the human body only flourish at normal human body temperature. If you have a bacterial infection, raising the body temperature is a way for the human body the fight the infection and kill it. It doesn't always work so we treat the infection with medications to fight the bacteria.
If the temperature gets too high, it can result in brain damage and death. We bring down the body temperature with medications such as aspirin and tylenol and if necessary expose the body to lower temperatures to cool it down.
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∙ 14y agoThe open part of the mouth can cool when air flows in and out, so the reading there
is lower than actual body temperature. But under the tongue is isolated from air flow,
so the temperature there is closer to internal body temperature.
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∙ 13y agodoctors use thermometers to measure their patients temperature and keep it for their records
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∙ 9y agoWhen the body is defending itself against infection, the body temperature is raised. A high body temperature is, therefore, an easy way to find out if something is wrong.
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Is 37.6 Celsius measure in armpit consider to be fever?
The normal body temperature of a human is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, so if you are measuring in degrees Fahrenheit, 98.4 is not a fever.
Why do the doctors keep the thermometer under the tongue?
There are a net of blood vessels close to the surface under the tongue and this gives a true reading of the temperature of the blood (and hence the body).
How to get a fast fever?
Do the old penny trick. put a penny under your tongue ang suck on it for about and hour or so then take your temp that should do it!
Is 35.1 a fever?
No, in a human, when the temperature is taken under the arm it should not be above 36.5 - 36.7. When the temperature is taken under the tongue, it should not be above 37.0-37.1 degrees.
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