The Air Force Safety Center is a Field Operating Agency with headquarters at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
The Finnish researchers are unsure why the use of a pacifier might lead to an ear infection, but theorized it may have something to do with the change in pressure equilibrium inside the ear caused by the sucking.
1 Pacifier use reduces your babyâs frequency or duration of feeds (newborns should be nursing at least 8 to 12 times a day). 2  Baby is having difficulties nursing well (this may be due to nipple confusion).