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Fever in mouth/tongue but not forehead
What's the meaning of high temperature in mouth/tongue but cool temperature in forehead, palms? Can this even be considered as fever?
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Dr. Deepika Kaushik
General Physician
33 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Your exposed parts r always cooler than than ur covered body parts & internal areas
That is why ur core temp ( which is either oral or sometime rectal temp) is considered to the exact measurement of fever . As other temp in other areas can be affected by environmental factors & core temp is affected by body functions only
Important thing is u should not drink hot or cold liquids at least 1/2 hour prior of putting the thermometer in the mouth
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Dr. U. Subash Rau
General Physician
27 yrs exp
Chennai
Fever in the mouth and tongue could be due to an erroneous measurement of temperature after drinking a hot drink like coffee.
If in doubt, check in the armpit for a full 2 minute or till the tinkle from an electronic thermometer is heard and then add 1 deg Fahrenheit to arrive at the correct temperature.
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if you are feeling well, keep your thermometer safely in the cupboard and stop checking your temperature
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Dr. S M Fayaz
General Physician
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
We have to see the core temperature of the body to find out fever. For that you should take under surface of tongue or arm pit in a regular thermometer. Right part of the forehead in Infrared Thermometer.
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