Tympanic temperature

Tympanic temperature is the body temperature measured in the ear canal on the eardrum . This value is permissible as the core body temperature as long as no other methods are available ( rectal probe, etc.), as it is determined in the vicinity of the central nervous system . The accuracy is controversial.

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Individual evidence

1. ^ Robert F. Schmidt, Florian Lang, Manfred Heckmann (eds.): Physiology of humans with pathophysiology. Springer, 2011. ISBN 9783642016516 . P. 842
2. ↑ Hans-Christian Pape, Armin Kurtz, Stefan Silbernagl (eds.): Physiology. Thieme, 2014. ISBN 9783131514974 . P. 568