"normal temperature" same for everyone?

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.

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).

Best wishes,
Ericka

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

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


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"Nan" wrote

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

yep, mine is 97ish too. My husband's temperature is usually exactly 98.6 F.

rj

Rebecca Jo wrote:

yep, mine is 97ish too. My husband's temperature is usually exactly 98.6 F.

Yep, mine too.

I've heard this could possibly indicate a thyroid condition, but mine's
been 97 my whole life.

jen

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

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.

--
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.

In article .com,
" wrote:

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.

--
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.


For some kids, that *would* be "really sick" -- for others, it is
nothing at all.

I don't have to fight this particular battle any more (she's 23 now) but
it was a struggle on more than one occassion. Good luck with this.

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

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Rebecca Jo wrote:

yep, mine is 97ish too. My husband's temperature is usually exactly 98.6 F.

Yep, mine too.

I've heard this could possibly indicate a thyroid condition, but mine's
been 97 my whole life.

jen



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