There is a reason we don’t drink out of baby bottles or suck on pacifiers as adults,” cautioned Dr. Ben Winters.

The doctor also cautioned that prolonged use can mess with your bite, strain your jaw and even disrupt sleep. The trend isn’t ...

Adults are using pacifiers for various mental health reasons. It seemed to start going viral in China, but it's spread, with ...

Doctors have warned people against following the viral trend of using adult pacifiers, especially while sleeping.

Adult-sized pacifiers are becoming a surprising wellness trend in China, with online retailers reporting thousands of sales.

A large chunk of Chinese adults are doing just that – with the help of adult pacifiers. The South China Morning Post reports ...

Beginning as a curiosity in China's self‑care sphere, the adult pacifier trend has rapidly gone viral across borders.

The Anxious Generation' author Dr. Jonathan Haidt describes the impact of smartphones on Gen Z's mental health and reveals ...

TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Erin Andrews guess whether a quirky trend is real or completely made up in a game ...

This week's question: Adult pacifiers are becoming popular in China as a stress reliever, with some online stores saying they ...

About half of all infants take a pacifier, and about 15 percent of children older than 3 continue to use them, says Mark L. Brenner, author of "Pacifiers, Blankets, Bottles and Thumbs: What Every ...

Pacifiers should not be used beyond a baby’s first birthday. The risk of ear infections begins to climb after 12 months of age, and the likelihood of SIDS drops significantly around this time.