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.
What causes ear infections and why do kids get them so often? Acute otitis media, or ear infections, occur when bacteria or viruses get into the middle ear space behind the ear drum. Itâs true that children are more susceptible to ear infections than adults, but in most instances, children eventually outgrow them. Behind the ear drum is the middle ear space.