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.
Risk factors for acute ear infections include: 1  Attending day care (especially centers with more than 6 children) 2  Changes in altitude or climate. 3  Cold climate.  Exposure to 1  smoke. Family history of ear infections.  Not being 1  breastfed. Pacifier  use. Recent ear infection.