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Shamelessly lifted from the Midwifery Today newsletter:
A Finnish study of 484 babies aged 7 to 18 months revealed a correlation between pacifier use and increased risk of ear infection (acute otitis media). The children were assigned to one of two groups: one group's pacifier use was restricted by 21 percent for several months; the other group's pacifier use was not restricted. The incidence of ear infection among the restricted group was reduced by 29 percent. Researchers recommend that pacifiers should only be used just before sleep and then discontinued com pletely after 10 months of age. ~ Pediatrics, 5 Sep 2000 |
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Shamelessly lifted from the Midwifery Today newsletter: A Finnish study of 484 babies aged 7 to 18 months revealed a correlation between pacifier use and increased risk of ear infection (acute otitis media). The children were assigned to one of two groups: one group's pacifier use was restricted by 21 percent for several months; the other group's pacifier use was not restricted. The incidence of ear infection among the restricted group was reduced by 29 percent. Researchers recommend that pacifiers should only be used just before sleep and then discontinued com pletely after 10 months of age. Didn't hold true for us. DD1 and DD2 didn't start using a pacifer until they were over 2 yrs old and DD3 never even used one. No recurrent ear infections for us. However, this is just one anecdote. I would be interested in the study itself and how it was done, etc.... since I am very suspicious of studies and how they are done to achieve their desired information. -- Sue (mom to three girls) |
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wrote in message ... Shamelessly lifted from the Midwifery Today newsletter: A Finnish study of 484 babies aged 7 to 18 months revealed a correlation between pacifier use and increased risk of ear infection (acute otitis media). The children were assigned to one of two groups: one group's pacifier use was restricted by 21 percent for several months; the other group's pacifier use was not restricted. The incidence of ear infection among the restricted group was reduced by 29 percent. Researchers recommend that pacifiers should only be used just before sleep and then discontinued com pletely after 10 months of age. Now if I could only relay this information to my 2.5 year old in terms she could understand ) I've told her Santa is coming soon and in order for her to get her presents she has to give him all her pacifiers. My DH has threatened to leave the house for 4 days when this happens : D She is only allowed her soothers when she sleeps but man oh man is she attached to it!!! |
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Now if I could only relay this information to my 2.5 year old in terms she could understand ) I've told her Santa is coming soon and in order for her to get her presents she has to give him all her pacifiers. My DH has threatened to leave the house for 4 days when this happens : D She is only allowed her soothers when she sleeps but man oh man is she attached to it!!! If she only uses them to go to sleep, I would be inclined not to fight this battle, I hate to see toddlers wondering around with dummies in their mouths, but I don't see a problem with giving them on when they are going off to sleep, just stick to the rules, don't let her have it outside of the room where she sleeps for example Anne |
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If you want to see the original article, it is in the Sept 2000 issue of Pediatrics. Here is the abstract: Pacifier as a Risk Factor for Acute Otitis Media: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Parental Counseling Received Mar 12, 1999; accepted Jan 19, 2000. snip Thanks! Blimey - the way they've presented the data makes it almost impossible to figure out exact figures. AFAICT, restricting pacifier use in the 10 - 12 month age group (the age group where it had the biggest impact) resulted in a reduction of something like one ear infection (probably a little less) per ten children having pacifier use restricted per month. So, whether that's worthwhile probably depends on how much your baby minds having the pacifier use restricted. ;-) All the best, Sarah -- http://www.goodenoughmummy.blogspot.com But how do we _know_ that nobody ever said on their deathbed that they wished they’d spent more time at the office? |
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Sarah Vaughan wrote:
In message , writes If you want to see the original article, it is in the Sept 2000 issue of Pediatrics. Here is the abstract: Pacifier as a Risk Factor for Acute Otitis Media: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Parental Counseling Received Mar 12, 1999; accepted Jan 19, 2000. snip Thanks! Blimey - the way they've presented the data makes it almost impossible to figure out exact figures. There's something very very strange about the way the entire Results section of the full-length paper is presented. Careful confidence intervals and P values are reported for the decrease in pacifier use - but no statistical analysis at all on the AOM outcomes, only "The occurrence of AOM/PMR was 29% lower in the intervention group." Lara |
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