What is the normal ear temperature for a newborn baby?

Newborns may have various problems, so parents need to pay attention to changes in their children's bodies. Changes in their children's body temperature are an issue that parents should pay attention to. Measuring the temperature of a child is also very particular. Many people don't know what is a normal ear temperature for a newborn. Everyone should have a detailed understanding of this knowledge so that they can always pay attention to changes in their children's body temperature and provide timely treatment if any problems arise.

How many degrees is normal?

The normal ear temperature of a newborn is 36.4-38.0℃. The specific ear temperature at each age stage is as follows: 0-2 years old: 36.4-38.0℃, 3-10 years old: 36.1-37.8℃, 11-65 years old: 35.9-37.6℃, over 65 years old: 35.8-37.5℃. In fact, the temperature inside the ear cannot reflect the baby's body temperature level very well and can be misleading. Ear temperature is another option for measuring body temperature for older infants and children. Although ear temperature measurement is quick, it needs to be placed in the correct position, and excessive earwax will also affect the measurement results.

How to detect body temperature clinically

Moreover, in clinical treatment, body temperature measurement is mainly based on oral, axillary and rectal temperature. Generally, infants and young children should take rectal temperature, while children can take axillary temperature. The normal axillary temperature should be between 36℃-37℃. Human body temperature is not affected by air temperature, but axillary temperature is easily affected by environmental interference. Axillary temperature has more interference factors, while rectal temperature is the opposite and is the most accurate.

How to measure normal body temperature

Measure your body temperature once at around 8 am, 3 pm, and 8 pm for several days. The most stable value is the normal body temperature. When measuring body temperature, the skin must be dry. If the armpits are wet, they should be wiped dry before clamping the thermometer, otherwise the result will be inaccurate. In winter, the temperature can only be accurately measured after at least half an hour after entering the room from outdoors.

Normal temperature of newborn

A newborn's body temperature (axillary temperature) exceeding 37°C is considered fever, a body temperature between 37°C and 38°C is low fever, 38.1°C to 39°C is moderate fever, 39.1°C to 40.4°C is high fever, and above 40.3°C is hyperpyrexia. However, because the temperature regulation center in the brain of newborns is not yet fully developed at this time, the body temperature is sometimes higher than 37°C, but below 37.5°C, it is still normal. If oral temperature is used as the basis for measuring body temperature, the normal range is 36.5℃-37℃. The axillary temperature is 0.5℃ lower than the oral temperature, and the rectal temperature is 0.5℃ higher.