Vital signs
Temperature, respiratory rate, and heart rate were measured
at each consultation and provide objective parameters
of measurement.
Temperature. Normal reference range auricular temperature
readings for this age group are between 35.8C and
38C.19 The mean temperature readings for both groups
were similar at the start of the study (Table 1) and within
normal range, with the exception of one participant in the
treatment group with a temperature of 39C. By day 2,