The Difference of Tympanic Temperature According to Insertion Methods of Tympanic Thermometer Probe

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This study was conducted from Mach 2015 to June 2015 on 185 adults to examine the difference according to the insertion methods of thermometer probe when measuring the tympanic temperatures. Three kinds of measurement method were significantly different in their temperatures depending on gender or on participants' reaction to comfortableness. However, since the difference is within a small error range of 0.1℃ or less, which is less than a margin of error that happens when measuring body temperature, it only has statistical difference and no clinical meaning. Therefore, although it is stated in textbooks that when measuring the tympanic temperature of an adult, it is the most accurate to measure with the upward and back pulling of an ear, it seems like there will be no substantial difference if they measure in a way that participants feel the most comfortable.