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Podcast: RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Episode: ILJCD: Does the duration and frequency of dummy (pacifier) use affect the development of speech?
Description: Please let us know what you think of this podcast.In this IJLCD episode we interview Charlie Strutt and Ghada Khattab about their paper in the IJLCD: 'Does the duration and frequency of dummy (pacifier) use affect the development of speech?'The current literature suggests a link between dummy (or pacifier) use and a number of both positive and detrimental consequences. Positive consequences include soothing effect and protection from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), while negative ones include increased risk of otitis media and dental malformation. However, there is little research surrounding the impact...