 [ Symptoms ] in a healthy adult is the inner ear temperature different from the oral temperature  in a healthy adult is the inner ear temperature different from the oral temperature [ Disease ] as a matter of fact temperature measured orally does differ from temperature measured in the ear in fact there are several different ways to measure temperature and they all provide slightly different readings generally an ear or tympanic membrane temperature reads slightly higher than an oral temperature an armpit temperature is slightly lower than an oral temperature it is important to note there is not really an exact norm for adult body temperature your oral temperature usually can be several degrees cooler than 98 6 and around 1 degree higher yet still be considered in the normal range hope this helps