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I'd say it's pretty accurate. When I succesfully latch onto the 37.0°c setpoint, and feel comfortable, it reads 37.0°c. When I start feeling even a little bit hot, it reads 37.1°c.
Since your brain is infinitely more accurate than your thermometer, I'd say with those kind of readings, the thermometer is pretty accurate as well. I don't think the body has a setpoint higher than 37.0°c.
It becomes inaccurate if you've had your mouth open a lot (talking), drank anything within the last 15-20 minutes, have a lot of saliva around the probe, or things like that, can mess up the readings...
Since your brain is infinitely more accurate than your thermometer, I'd say with those kind of readings, the thermometer is pretty accurate as well. I don't think the body has a setpoint higher than 37.0°c.
It becomes inaccurate if you've had your mouth open a lot (talking), drank anything within the last 15-20 minutes, have a lot of saliva around the probe, or things like that, can mess up the readings...