"normal temperature" same for everyone?

On 5 Jun 2006 08:23:10 -0700, Banty wrote:

In article , Nan says...

On 5 Jun 2006 07:55:19 -0700, "
wrote:

Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

98.6F is the "normal". My temp runs lower, about 97.4 so if my temp
reading is 99, I can feel pretty crappy even though it's not
considered elevated.

Nan

I always thought you were a pretty cool lady...

Banty

Ooh, bad jokes!

Nan

In article , Nan says...

On 5 Jun 2006 08:23:10 -0700, Banty wrote:

In article , Nan says...

On 5 Jun 2006 07:55:19 -0700, "
wrote:

Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

98.6F is the "normal". My temp runs lower, about 97.4 so if my temp
reading is 99, I can feel pretty crappy even though it's not
considered elevated.

Nan

I always thought you were a pretty cool lady...

Banty

Ooh, bad jokes!

Corny, I know


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On 5 Jun 2006 09:53:16 -0700, Banty wrote:

In article , Nan says...

On 5 Jun 2006 08:23:10 -0700, Banty wrote:

In article , Nan says...

On 5 Jun 2006 07:55:19 -0700, "
wrote:

Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

98.6F is the "normal". My temp runs lower, about 97.4 so if my temp
reading is 99, I can feel pretty crappy even though it's not
considered elevated.

Nan

I always thought you were a pretty cool lady...

Banty

Ooh, bad jokes!

Corny, I know

Yeh, but it made me chuckle ;-)

Nan

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
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wrote:
Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

I think it's actually 98.6F, and yes, there is
some slight variation from person to person (and from
hour to hour within individuals).

Actually, it was 36.8 C, which was rounded to 37 C and converted to 98.6 F.
So the normal temp is really 98.2 F. But it does vary from hour to hour and
person to person.

Jeff

Best wishes,
Ericka

"dragonlady" wrote in message
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In article . com,
" wrote:

Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

Thanks.


98.6 is sort of the average of normal temperatures -- but, indeed, there
is a range of "normal". This created some interesting problems for me
with my oldest, who tends to run at or slightly over 99 most of the
time; her grade school had a policy of sending kids home if their temp
hit 99, so whenever she didn't feel like being at school, she'd ask to
go to the school nurse, who would take her temp and send her home! It
took me a while to convince them to stop doing that -- they finally
agreed to take her temp daily for a while, to confirm that, indeed, for
her 99 was NOT running a mild temperature.

99 is a temperature. But not even a mild fever. Fevers were considered to
start at 38 C which is 100.4 F or 101 F, depending on the doctor.

Jeff

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dragonlady wrote:
In article . com,
" wrote:

Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

Thanks.


98.6 is sort of the average of normal temperatures -- but, indeed, there
is a range of "normal". This created some interesting problems for me
with my oldest, who tends to run at or slightly over 99 most of the
time; her grade school had a policy of sending kids home if their temp
hit 99, so whenever she didn't feel like being at school, she'd ask to
go to the school nurse, who would take her temp and send her home! It
took me a while to convince them to stop doing that -- they finally
agreed to take her temp daily for a while, to confirm that, indeed, for
her 99 was NOT running a mild temperature.

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Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

OP here. Actually this is what prompted me to ask this question. My
dd's day care teacher informed me that she's "really sick". She took
her temp and it showed 99.4 The thing is her normal is above 99.
Thanks.

A temperature doesn't tell you if someone is sick. One can have a
temperature of over 100 and just need some liquids and shade. If your
daughter was running around and feeling fine, then her temperature was
irrelevant.

Jeff

In article .com,
" wrote:

OP here. Actually this is what prompted me to ask this question. My
dd's day care teacher informed me that she's "really sick". She took
her temp and it showed 99.4 The thing is her normal is above 99.

That's crazy. Ask to see their policy, and remind them that only a doctor can
inform you that your child is "really sick".

Here, the Health Department recommends you not take child to day care if they
run a temp of 38.5 C -- and according to my converter, that's 101.3 F.

Here is some basic information -- including what "normal" is.

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/Heal...np=304&id=1798

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"Jeff" wrote:

"dragonlady" wrote in message
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In article . com,
" wrote:

Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

Thanks.


98.6 is sort of the average of normal temperatures -- but, indeed, there
is a range of "normal". This created some interesting problems for me
with my oldest, who tends to run at or slightly over 99 most of the
time; her grade school had a policy of sending kids home if their temp
hit 99, so whenever she didn't feel like being at school, she'd ask to
go to the school nurse, who would take her temp and send her home! It
took me a while to convince them to stop doing that -- they finally
agreed to take her temp daily for a while, to confirm that, indeed, for
her 99 was NOT running a mild temperature.

99 is a temperature. But not even a mild fever. Fevers were considered to
start at 38 C which is 100.4 F or 101 F, depending on the doctor.


grin

So, when did we start saying "running a temperature" when we meant
"elevated temperature" or "fever"? EVERYONE has a temperatu even
when you're dead, your body has a temperature.

Somehow, I never noticed this particular language silliness.

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Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

"dragonlady" wrote in message
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"Jeff" wrote:

"dragonlady" wrote in message
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In article . com,
" wrote:

Is normal temperature the same at 98.4 deg F for everyone? I thought
each person has his/her own "normal" body temperature and the average
is 98.4 F. Isn't this correct? My kids tend to be a bit warmer than
98.4 even when they feel perfectly alright.

Thanks.


98.6 is sort of the average of normal temperatures -- but, indeed,
there
is a range of "normal". This created some interesting problems for me
with my oldest, who tends to run at or slightly over 99 most of the
time; her grade school had a policy of sending kids home if their temp
hit 99, so whenever she didn't feel like being at school, she'd ask to
go to the school nurse, who would take her temp and send her home! It
took me a while to convince them to stop doing that -- they finally
agreed to take her temp daily for a while, to confirm that, indeed, for
her 99 was NOT running a mild temperature.

99 is a temperature. But not even a mild fever. Fevers were considered to
start at 38 C which is 100.4 F or 101 F, depending on the doctor.


grin

So, when did we start saying "running a temperature" when we meant
"elevated temperature" or "fever"? EVERYONE has a temperatu even
when you're dead, your body has a temperature.

Somehow, I never noticed this particular language silliness.

So next time you feel like calling in sick, just tell your boss you have a
temperature.

I suspect that they started calling a fever a temperature about the same
time they came out with thermometers that they could safely put in one end
of someone's digestive tract.

When I am dead, my temperature will be real high, when I am burned up at the
crematorium.

Jeff
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Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care