Talk:Normal human body temperature
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Body temperature depends on where it's measured. I attempted to add this text, but the page seems to be "locked for maintanance"
Normal human body temperature is a concept that depends on at what point in the body the measurement is made. The value of 36.8 °C ±0.7 °C, or 98.2 °F ±1.3 °F. is the common oral measurement. Rectal measurements, or measurements taken directly inside the body cavity, are typically about a half degree (C) higher. Body temperature of an individual also tends to vary during the day.... External Link
...with that said, when I measure my own oral temperature it's always within about .1F degrees of 98.6, so I'm not at all sure that the quoted 98.6 number is really false precision. Is there an actual histogram of temperatures that demonstrates this assertion that 98.6 is false?
Geoffrey.landis 23:22, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Russians typically measure body armpit temperature, not oral who knows in whose mouth this thermometer has been previous time?), so, this 0.4°C may be not caused by rounding, but by the different technique. Does anyone know what temperature has been measured in this classic German study?--213.148.27.12 21:23, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
CAN YOU DO A "REDIRECT"? I haven't learned how. The title of article is fine as it is. The term usually used in the studies I read is "Core body temperature". It would be good if a search for that term would redirect here. Thanks. Hordaland 09:13, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
In Poland it is also 36.6°C, armpit measure. M3n747 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.206.116.54 (talk) 12:18, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
A few months ago, I think it was in August 2007, there was some health news about some researchers who tried to reproduce Wunderlich's findings. The went to his old University and found his thermometer, used it, and compared the results to digital thermometers. The digital ones repeatedly gave 98.2 where the glass one gave 98.6. Further analysis showed that Wunderlich's thermometer was inaccurate, and that all subsequent thermometers calibrated to his are also inaccurate. For a hundred years we've been using inaccurate instruments. Can osmoene find this information and update the article, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.101.162.81 (talk) 03:01, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
