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.
TRUE: Older babies who regularly use pacifiers have a third more ear infections than those who stopped using them at 6 months, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Some doctors speculate that it's because sucking changes the pressure in the ears.