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.
Ear infection or inflammation (otitis media) facts. 1  Otitis media (ear infection or inflammation) is the most common childhood condition for which antibiotics are prescribed. 2  Otitis media features fever, ear pain, and a feeling of fullness in the ear; as well as fussiness and feeding problems in young children. Middle ear pus causes pain and temporary hearing loss. 2  Rupture of the eardrum allows the pus to drain into the ear canal. 3  Otitis media (ear infection or inflammation) is treated with observation, antibiotics, or ear tubes.