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.
Vertigo can be caused by many things: 1  Infection, such as the ones that cause the common cold or diarrhea, can cause temporary vertigo via an ear infection. 2  This inner ear infection is generally viral, harmless, and usually goes away in one to six weeks, but drugs are available if it is severe. Infection, such as the ones that cause the common cold or diarrhea, can cause temporary vertigo via an ear infection. 2  This inner ear infection is generally viral, harmless, and usually goes away in one to six weeks, but drugs are available if it is severe.