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QUESTIONS REGARDING BODY TEMPERATURE
4.0 Questions regarding aural (ear) temperature
4.1 What is aural temperature?
The body temperature relates to the internal temperature
of the body (core temperature). Because of this, the
inner ear area can accurately reflect fluctuations in body
temperature.
4.2 How is aural temperature measured correctly?
Infants under one year old: Gently pull the ear diagonally
backwards, in order to align the ear canal straight, and
insert the measuring probe. Children aged over one year
and adults: Pull the ear gently backwards, and insert the
measuring probe along the ear canal. Pay attention that
the measuring sensor points at the eardrum.
4.3 Why is the ear the best place to measure body
temperature?
If body temperature rises or falls, the body regulates its
temperature beginning with the brain. The ear is the only
place on the body near the brain which can be used to
measure body temperature.
4.4 The important concept for estimating body
temperature.
The normal value for body temperature is a range, and
not one fixed value. Each individual has his or her own
personal range of body temperature. Body temperature
varies with age, sex, time, activity and mood. People of
differing ages will have different body temperatures; and
even from one time of the day to another, an individual’s
body temperature can vary.
For example, the body temperature of children is 0.5°C
higher than that of adults; most people have a lower
body temperature when sleeping, and then the body
temperature will go up over the course of the day.
Different parts of the body give different readings for
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