TY - JOUR ID - TI - Evaluation of the use of a pacifier and it's problems in children under five years at Kirkuk city AU - Mohammed A. Younis AU - Mohammed D. Hasan AU - Emad M. Thaker AU - Thikra A. Hommada AU - Areej S. Mostafa PY - 2017 VL - 22 IS - 1 SP - 291 EP - 297 JO - The Medical Journal of Tikrit University المجلة الطبية لجامعة تكريت SN - 18131638 AB - Pacifier is a nipple given to infant or child to suck upon. It's still common user in our locality. Infants have an intense need to suck that is separate from their need to eat. Some newborns begin to suck immediately. Infants suck when they are tired, bored, or in need of comfort. Some babies have a stronger need to suck than others and—next to eating and being held—sucking may provide the most comfort to an infant. Babies who do not suck their thumbs or fingers often rely on pacifiers.Most infants cry because they do not yet have methods for soothing themselves. Some newborns do not have the coordination to suck their fingers or thumb. Although breastfeeding is the most effective way to calm infants, and their hands or thumbs can be placed in their mouths, pacifiers can be very helpful for discontented babies who cannot or will not suck their thumbs or fingers. The aims of this study to decrease problem that occurs with using of pacifier by evaluate the association between pacifier use and the increased occurrence of acute otitis media, diarrhea , oral thrush, and teething problems. The current work represented a case control study which was conducted during the period extending from the first of the July 2015 to the end of October of 2015. A simple random sampling technique had been used to collect a (200) kids (100kids use pacifier and 100 not use pacifier ) from different locations in Kirkuk province and their age from birth to 5years.The 100 children that used a pacifier at baseline . 56% of children using pacifier had otitis media (OM) versus 40% of non-pacifier using.66% of children using pacifier had oral thrush versus 49% of non- pacifier use . Use of pacifier appears to be a risk factor for recurrent acute OM and oral thrush . Parents should be informed about the possible negative effect of using a pacifier once there has been diagnosed with acute OM or oral thrush to avoid recurrent OM and oral thrush.

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