Best way to take temperature

I recently bought a rectal thermometer - I find it more reliable and i enjoy inserting a nd removing it.

Phil

I have been told that rectal temperature is the most accurate but only experience it during physicals. At other times it is done orally.

But rectal is more interesting

I think the question about what's best, actually depends on what you define as good... quick, easy, reliable you name it.

But(t) off course, you can't say NO to the rectal thermometer 😉 I hear people all the time that says the EAR ones are the best as they give a very precise reading. Even though I really can't see why. This because if you don't place the probe correctly into the ear, the reading can vary quite a bit.

Feber2009,

You are correct that the ear thermometers can be inaccurate. A parents magazine I saw recommended checking the ear temp three times and then averaging them. Think about that. If the temp was accurate, you wouldn't need to check it 3 times, and if it is not accurate doing it three times and averaging it won't necessarily help. In fact, it may make the matter worse. Let's take an example of three measurements of 97, 100, and 103. Let's say the third temp was the correct one, because you got better with practice. Averaging it would make you think the temp was only 100.

R.T. is the gold standard i thought...it measures the core temp of the body..

It is only a matter of using an ear thermometer correctly. The idea of that is to hit the eardrum which has the same temperature as the brain's temperature center. Everything can be learned. But the good old method of rectal temperature is good to keep alive, however. 😃

Not the most the convenient way, but the rectal route is by far the most accurate one. For adults it's best to insert the thermometer gently 1"-2" past the spinchter and remove it only after its been in the rectum for a minimum of 3 minutes for optimum accuracy.

Rectal is the best way, it's tried and tested to be the most accurate and consistent

When I have a doctors appointment, the clinic usually uses an ear thermometer. My "normal" temperature on one of those is around 95 to 95.5. A nurse told me what most of us already know. That rectal is the most accurate, but is not normally used at the clinic except in special circumstances.

Just for the heck of it I used a digital electric thermometer to take my temperature orally and got a reading of 91.6. I immediately used the same thermometer (with a sheath of course)to take it rectally and it read 98.4. That's quite a difference!

If an accurate reading is important, rectal is the way to go in my case.

Rectal is most accurate (and most fun).😉

Rectal is the most accurate way and judging by the nature of this forum, the BEST way to do it. As a plaything is fun also.

Try it 😃

I DID

Good morning!

rectally of course is simply the best of the best!!

I love a rectal thermometer by a sweet nurse

Technology aside, I still believe that a rectal temp is the most accurate. Unlike oral, axillary, or aural, it is never affected by environmental factors (Cold, heat, eating or drinking, etc.) It is the ONLY way to take an accurate temp on someone with hypothermia or heat stroke and related conditions where it is absolutely essential that an accurate core temp is monitored.

Many households continue to use a glass thermometer to take a youngster's temperature. The decision to take an oral or rectal should not be based on accuracy as rectal reading is consistently 1 degree F. higher than an oral reading. Assuming there or no medical reasons for taking a rectal temperature (such as difficulty breathing though the nose), the only reason for taking a rectal temperature is whether or not the youngster can responsibly hold a glass thermometer in his mouth for three minutes or more. When there is any doubt about that capability, the youngster's temperature should be taken rectally, regardless of his age.

A rectal temperature is the most acurate way to take your temp.

I think everybody schould get her or his temp rectally when you go to the doctor.

The rectal route is by far the most accurate.

Several years ago my wife and I had responsibility for "Chloe." We took her to a doctor for a complete physical. The doctor sent her home with a rectal thermometer which I presume had been used to take her temperature. I never discussed the issue with Chloe or my wife.

Who was "Chloe"? How old was she, and did you or your wife use the thermometer on her at home? Thanks

I would say the best way is def rectally.....

I think rectal temperature taking is still the safest most accurate and dependable way to take anyone's temperature.

If your doing it for pleasure you should get the old fashioned kind off ebay that is glass and metal only with mercury inside as it is skinnier and can penetrate the rectum further. Use vaseline. Go to staples to buy tissue paper to lay on your bed to stimulate the doctors table, unless you already have real doctor paper. Lay on your bed on your stomach and rub your penis or vagina on the bed while the thermometer is in you.

I think that Rectal temperature is the best way

Who wants to look at a thermometer sticking out of someone's ear?

I only use the words "most accurate" so that I have an excuse to indulge in my fetish. Gently prying open the butt cheeks of an attractive woman really gets me and my patient in the mood. It's hard (no pun intended) to beat the visual!! Who's next?

I've had an issue with the accuracy of ear thermometers since they came out. Every time I see them used, which is quite often , they usually show a normal temp being around 96 degrees. How can you take something like that serious? All the advertisements when they came out touted them as being as accurate as rectal. They're not even as accurate as oral, which can be also be inaccurate. I will say the newest high-end forehead scanning thermometers seem to be pretty good, though.

Rectal is the best way to take a temperature it is how I take mine.

Rectal is the most accurate way, so it's also the best, even though it can be embarrassed.

I think it's a shame that not all hospitals use a rectal thermometer.

For me it makes no sense they don't. They are professionals and know it's the best way to take a temp, but to few do it 😢

Not only is it more reliable, it is also more humiliating, allowing me to control the situation even more.