Checking Fever Without Thermometer- 168 Questions Answered

My daughter is having light body temperature sometimes can't feel when we check with hands but when tested in thermometer it shows 100° and oxy meter pulse reads 97 for oxygen and 123 for pulse. Why is it so?

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Dr. Umakant V. Ragte General Physician | Mumbai

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Not to worrie check pulse and temp three times daily May be normal contact through online if you wish for further details and treatment ... Read More

Hello doctor In digital thermometer temp is 99.5 in underarm does that mean real temperature is 100.5?. my 4 yr old daughter is down with fever so confused wheather to give her medicine or not?

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Dr. Chandrashekhar Vasant Phadnis Pediatrician | Pune

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Underarm temperature is 0.5 to 1.0 degrees lower than oral (core ) temperature. So you can consider 99.5 as fever and give the medicine ... Read More

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I got fever 99.7 in thermometer reading. Can I take paracetamol to get some relief? Do you have any suggestion?

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Dr. Sahana General Practitioner | Mumbai

Yes u can take calpol500mg one stat ... Read More

Sir my body does not seem hot by touching but when measured with thermometer it shows 101.what can be the reason.

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Dr. Khushboo General Physician | New Delhi

Oral temperature?? Any specific time ... Read More

Hello doctor Fever thermometer temperature starts from 98.5 when I onn .. and than its down to 94 and finally after minute it's ending to same as it is 98.5 pls tell .. Whether it's working or not how to findout becoz yesterday in same meter I was in 100.4 to 102 . And used dolo tabs and went hospital also . But sudden my thermometer ending

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Dr. Nabarun Dhar General Physician | Guwahati

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I get daily fever of 99-101 range as per thermometer but i dont feel ut inside even at 101.. after taking crocin in comes down .. i tested covid -ve.. confused what to do?? i have breast tnbc cancer which growing..please suggest

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Dr. Viren Thakkar General Practitioner | Surat

Consult a physician and get the basic tests done. ... Read More

I heard ,when we checking baby body temperature under armpit through thermometer we need to add one more degree to actual showing reading. Is it real?

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Dr. S. T. Pushpam Pediatrician | Bangalore

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No, what you record is the actual temperature. Fever is more than 99.4 deg F ... Read More

Why neck temperature varying from forehead temperature in 2 yr kid using infrared temperature for fever Which reading is considered to be accurate for fever Please my son is having fever but having different readings in forehead and neck Please reply

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Dr. Ajay K Tiwari Pediatrician | Delhi

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Hello Temperature of skin is different because of skin - exposed or slightly exposed or covered. Take the reading showing - maximum temperature. 🙏Tiwari Child Clinic, Delhi 🙏 ... Read More

Can you please suggest which thermometer should we use to get most accurate readings..Digital or mercury?

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Dr. Tanmay Roy General Physician | Delhi

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Nowadays Digital thermometers are being replaced at an advance rate than conventional ones because of faster results and better accuracy. So Digital ones are better nowadays. Thank you for asking. Hop ... Read More

Hi, I got 4 covid patient including me at home . We only have one thermometer. How to use it? Please advise as I fear taking oral temperature due to infection

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Dr. Harshad Verma Pediatrician | Ajmer

Do no take oral temp. Take in armpit. ... Read More

Fever since 9 days . Monitered with thermometer and found 102 degree fever . Go and come , since 9 days

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Dr. Amit P Ghawade Pediatrician | Pune

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Hi Kindly do consult physically with Paediatrician ... Read More

Hello Today my kid broke thermometer and I am unaware of it.. When I see it some mercury spill on floor with piece of kanch.. I cleaned it with tissue paper But not sure , either she touch some mercury or not. Kindly help me.. Does it harm her in any way?? Plz plz help

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Dr. Chandrashekhar Vasant Phadnis Pediatrician | Pune

Mercury is known as a toxic substance. Please visit a pediatrician for a check up. ... Read More

I bought accusure thermometer, it's not working properly, I want to know ,can I put it in cold water and hot water to know ,is it working properly or not?

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Dr. Chaithra H General Physician | Bangalore

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Don't do anything. Check with nearby technician. ... Read More

Accidentally my thermometer has broke in kitchen and in 1 empty vessel I can find some mercury particle. I have washed that bowl with dishwashing liquid. Is it safe to cook food again in that vessel now. And what are the risk of mercury particle from thermometer

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Dr. K Supriya Gynecologist | Bhilai

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Accidentally my thermometer has broke in kitchen. I clean that place with dishwashing liquid. Is there any risk to my 2 year infant

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Dr. Alpana Meena Pediatrician | Sawai Madhopur

No Just make sure no glass particle or mercury is on floor ... Read More

Accidentally my thermometer broke on kitchen slab and some food was cooking there and some food was kept there. Some empty untensils was also there. I collected all the mercury particles and clean that place with dishwashing liquid. Can I use that 1 bowl in which mercury particle has fallen after cleaning with dishwashing liquid. And I heard that m

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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari General Physician | Lucknow

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My child broke thermometer in his mouth.. he immediately threw it out . All the tiny mercury pieces glasses were lying on the bed.. what should I do.. is it dangerous. Made him gargle, vomit..

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Dr. Abhishek Khandelwal Pediatrician | Raipur

Please consult immediately to the pediatrician once ... Read More

So today i used a thermometer which was used by my brother who has TB around 2 months back and since then the thermo was packed in its plastic case and today i got it out and washed with only tap water and used it 4-5 times, am i at risk?

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Dr. Amruth Sindhu Pulmonologist | Bangalore

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ... Read More

Hi , I had a fever of about 100 for 1 day with stomach upset and vomiting last week .Post that experiencing a fever of 98.8 in the evening with slight weakness .

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Dr. Sarika Rautwar General Physician | Aurangabad

Consider it as fever when temperature goes upto 100 For weakness can take ors solution ... Read More

I wanted a quick suggestion with the digital thermometer that i can use at home. Which thermometer gives you the most accurate reading? I was using Dr.morepen, it started glitching. And is it normal for a 7 month old baby to urinate less frequently during summer, he prespires though. I give him water too. How much water should i give him?

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Dr. Shradha Shikhare-Shinde Pediatrician | Pune

Feed the baby well Small amount but frequently during summer to prevent dehydration ... Read More

Hi doc, My son is seven months old. I wanted a quick suggestion with the digital thermometer that i can use at home.

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Dr. Srutha Keerthi Pediatrician | Warangal

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Yes digital thermometer are being used more frequently these days U can safely use ... Read More

Feeling fever in body but Thermometer temperature is normal for last 2-3 days. What causes it? Thank you...

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Dr. Mohamed Riyaz General Practitioner | Chennai

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Should we measure body temperature through armpits or under the tongue using digital thermometer. Please suggest ranges of fever in both cases

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Dr. K Supriya Gynecologist | Bhilai

Connect please ... Read More

3 days ago, I was feeling feverish so I used the thermometer orally. Later, I got to know that it was used by a family member a few months ago to take underarm measurement. They had not disinfected it at that time. I'm feeling feverish everyday now since 4 days and have a cold along with swollen tonsils and neck pain. What do I do.

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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy Urologist | Bhubaneswar

connect with a call for details discussion regarding the disease and it's management ... Read More

I was traveling in car and it was a very bumpy rough road. I was having cough while the journey and when the journey stopped I came out of the car I started having lightheadedness dizziness feeling cold and fever still having fever and lightheaded don't feel to eat why is there lightheaded?

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Dr. Aditya Kumar Gupta Family Physician | Shahjahanpur

It might be due to dehydration which happens when you have fever and hyperventilating. Drink a lot of fluids and consult ASAP ... Read More

How do we identify the level of fever in kids ? At times, body Temp shows differently in different places of the body like forehead, back, stomach, legs, under arm etc. We get different temp level when we check using infrared thermometer for my son, so hard to get the actual temp.

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Dr. Nitin Lingayat Pediatrician | Pune

Infrared thermometer not recommended Check with Digital thermometer in axilla ( underarms) ...it's correct way ... Read More

I have 99.3F fever under tongue in digital thermometer and 98.5 under arm. Is it normal?And also have bodyache?

Asked for Female, 32 Years 152 Views v

Dr. Bisweswar Das General Physician | Bhubaneswar

Kindly consult ... Read More

I have fever from past 2 days so i had paracetamol so it was fine but suddenly today there is fever again and sore throat and also i have body pain. When i check with the thermometer body temperature shows normal but my body is heated from inside. When i touch it with bare hand i feel its completely heated specially the neck part. And even i have w

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Dr. Rohan Kelkar General Physician | Pune

U may have throat infection. Please consult a doctor ... Read More

How long we have to keep mercury thermometer in mouth to get right temperature? I usually keep 1 to 1.5 mins. Please suggest

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Dr. Gaurav Gautam General Physician | Ranchi

For better results keep it for 3 min if it's a manual thermometer. If it's a digital one then keep till the device beeps. ... Read More

My elder sister feels cold from tomorrow and today shes feel little worm so i ll check on thermometer ,its showi g 100.7 f What medication ill give Plese suggest the medicines for cold and fever Can i give a azithromycin???

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Dr. Nishant Kumar Jaiswal Public Health Medicine Specialist | Lucknow

Consultation for medication under prescription is advisable ... Read More

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My daughter is having light body temperature sometimes can't feel when we check with hands but when tested in thermometer it shows 100° and oxy meter pulse reads 97 for oxygen and 123 for pulse. Why is it so?

Hello doctor In digital thermometer temp is 99.5 in underarm does that mean real temperature is 100.5?. my 4 yr old daughter is down with fever so confused wheather to give her medicine or not?

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I got fever 99.7 in thermometer reading. Can I take paracetamol to get some relief? Do you have any suggestion?

Sir my body does not seem hot by touching but when measured with thermometer it shows 101.what can be the reason.

I get daily fever of 99-101 range as per thermometer but i dont feel ut inside even at 101.. after taking crocin in comes down .. i tested covid -ve.. confused what to do?? i have breast tnbc cancer which growing..please suggest

I heard ,when we checking baby body temperature under armpit through thermometer we need to add one more degree to actual showing reading. Is it real?

Why neck temperature varying from forehead temperature in 2 yr kid using infrared temperature for fever Which reading is considered to be accurate for fever Please my son is having fever but having different readings in forehead and neck Please reply

Can you please suggest which thermometer should we use to get most accurate readings..Digital or mercury?

Hi, I got 4 covid patient including me at home . We only have one thermometer. How to use it? Please advise as I fear taking oral temperature due to infection

Fever since 9 days . Monitered with thermometer and found 102 degree fever . Go and come , since 9 days

Hello Today my kid broke thermometer and I am unaware of it.. When I see it some mercury spill on floor with piece of kanch.. I cleaned it with tissue paper But not sure , either she touch some mercury or not. Kindly help me.. Does it harm her in any way?? Plz plz help

I bought accusure thermometer, it's not working properly, I want to know ,can I put it in cold water and hot water to know ,is it working properly or not?

Accidentally my thermometer has broke in kitchen and in 1 empty vessel I can find some mercury particle. I have washed that bowl with dishwashing liquid. Is it safe to cook food again in that vessel now. And what are the risk of mercury particle from thermometer

Accidentally my thermometer has broke in kitchen. I clean that place with dishwashing liquid. Is there any risk to my 2 year infant

My child broke thermometer in his mouth.. he immediately threw it out . All the tiny mercury pieces glasses were lying on the bed.. what should I do.. is it dangerous. Made him gargle, vomit..

So today i used a thermometer which was used by my brother who has TB around 2 months back and since then the thermo was packed in its plastic case and today i got it out and washed with only tap water and used it 4-5 times, am i at risk?

Hi , I had a fever of about 100 for 1 day with stomach upset and vomiting last week .Post that experiencing a fever of 98.8 in the evening with slight weakness .

Hi doc, My son is seven months old. I wanted a quick suggestion with the digital thermometer that i can use at home.

Feeling fever in body but Thermometer temperature is normal for last 2-3 days. What causes it? Thank you...

Should we measure body temperature through armpits or under the tongue using digital thermometer. Please suggest ranges of fever in both cases

I was traveling in car and it was a very bumpy rough road. I was having cough while the journey and when the journey stopped I came out of the car I started having lightheadedness dizziness feeling cold and fever still having fever and lightheaded don't feel to eat why is there lightheaded?

How do we identify the level of fever in kids ? At times, body Temp shows differently in different places of the body like forehead, back, stomach, legs, under arm etc. We get different temp level when we check using infrared thermometer for my son, so hard to get the actual temp.

I have 99.3F fever under tongue in digital thermometer and 98.5 under arm. Is it normal?And also have bodyache?

How long we have to keep mercury thermometer in mouth to get right temperature? I usually keep 1 to 1.5 mins. Please suggest

My elder sister feels cold from tomorrow and today shes feel little worm so i ll check on thermometer ,its showi g 100.7 f What medication ill give Plese suggest the medicines for cold and fever Can i give a azithromycin???

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