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Effect of Otitis Media and Cerumen Occlusion on Body Temperature Measured by Thermometers  

Jeong, Seong Nam (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
Kim, Eun Sung (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
You, Ju Hee (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
Cho, Hyung Min (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
Yoo, Eun Jung (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
Kim, Eun Young (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
Kim, Kyoung Sim (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
Kim, Yong Wook (Department of Pediatrics, Kwang-ju Christian Hospital)
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Pediatric Infection and Vaccine / v.17, no.2, 2010 , pp. 114-121 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : To examine the effect of unilateral otitis media and unilateral cerumen occlusion of the ear canal on thermometers. Methods : One hundred eighty six children with unilateral otitis media, fifty children with unilateral cerumen occlusion, and fifty children with neither otitis media nor cerumen were enrolled. Temperature was measured in both ear canals using thermometers. After 15 minutes, second temperature was measured again in both ears. Unilateral otitis media was graded by video otoscope for 7 grades. Differences in temperatures between affected ears and unaffected ears were analyzed. Results : No temperature difference between the normal and cerumen groups was observed. The mean temperature of the otitis media ear canal was $0.13{\pm}0.20^{\circ}C$ higher than that of the intact ear canal ($36.99{\pm}0.54^{\circ}C$ vs $36.86{\pm}0.52^{\circ}C$; P<0.001). There was no statistically significant temperature difference between grades. Conclusion : Unilateral otits media can affect estimation of body temperature measured by thermometers.
Keywords
Thermometers; Cerumen; Otitis media;
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