Adult pacifier

[treloarbabe]

I am 23, have just started using a dummy for comfort as I get very low but I am really worried about my teeth. The dummy is great! It helps me a lot! I know some people even adults on here have used their pacifier for years? Looking for reassurance please?

[Helper365]

Hello, it is perfectly normal. Pacifiers are great for comfort and snoring. I have to use one because I grind my teeth when stressed, which hurts my jaw. To help with the teeth issue, go to a store and by a guard or retainers. You heat them up and shape them to your teeth. And every few days you wear it. It helps straighten your teeth back together. I do it. It helps. Keep rocking your pacy. If you think more about it you could be an age regresser. If not still using a pacy doesnt mean something is wrong with you.

[DoFuWiMe]

Hi. First let me say that you are a special person taking a hugely brave step in being brave enough to admit to needing a pacifier. I was much older than you before I could admit it. Secondly googleing adult pacifier will let you access pacifiers designed to fit into adult mouths - I would suggest NUK sizes 3 to 5 - at reasonable sizes. These pacifiers are sound orthodontic products that will not harm your teeth. I have been lucky enough to find a partner who understands me and supports my need - at times I need a pacifier though I am not into AB/DL at all. Finally anyone who changes how they feel about you because you get comfort from a pacifier instead of drugs/alcohol, is not worthy of your attention/time. Good luck in all you do!

[gsabra2]

Try some chewies as well, gonna buy some for myself, adult kids and grands!

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=child+sensory+chewy+necklace&sprefix=child+chewies%2Caps%2C250&crid=1MMYQQXLLBUEU

[lazurm2]

I use one because I'm on a CPAP machine using nasal pillows because I can't tolerate the full mask and, after someone suggested it, to stop air leaks from my mouth I started using an adult sized pacifier. The air leaks stopped immediately. I have found, though, that after doing this for 3 months, my top teeth moved forward (overjet) by 1.8 mm. I also was concerned, prior to use, and asked my dentist to measure my overjet as a base measurement. In my case this movement was an advantage as my overjet was too small previously.

I'm not sure how this will progress but I'm willing to accept up to a 5 mm movement due to the health concerns that the CPAP unit addresses. The future will tell. I think it will stabilize as my teeth adjust to the new forces.

[lazurm2]

I posted this originally. More than one year later my overjet increased another millimeter. It's hardly noticeable and, for me, quite acceptable. So the movement slows down over time, at least based on my experience.

[toourlady89]

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Take care

[jemma116]

As you are having the need to suck on a pacifier to get comfort, you clearly have a psychological issue with an underlying problem that needs to be resolved.

I would suggest you see your doctor for help, either by prescribing an antidepressant or relaxant and referring you to a counsellor so that you can find out the psychological issue that is causing you to turn to a pacifier for comfort.

Best wishes.

[specialmom]

Yes, I think something that is important is to understand that you have a need to orally soothe but to find age appropriate ways to do so.  Chewing gum, using even a chewing instrument that therapy stores make is preferable to a pacifier.  I think for most, seeing an adult with a pacifier is disturbing.  What you do in the privacy of your own home is your business.  But this may hinder future relationships if someone sees this and feels uncomfortable with it.  In all honesty, I would personally.  But if someone chewed a fair amount of sugarless gum or had straws they chewed on (a strategy used for school age kids who like to s uck and chew to make it more socially acceptable)---  I wouldn't mind it.  good luck

[AnnieBrooke]

Adults do use things like this, some chew on a pencil, some bite their nails, some chew gum (and don't get me started on nicotiine products).  I'm sure it is unusual for an adult to use a dummy, but if you find it soothing (and probably if you don't get seen doing it), there are a lot of worse things you could take up.  I don't think one of the silicone ones will harm your teeth.

[StevenRichards]

Haha exactly

[CrinkleesTheBunny]

To be honest, I get tired of the whole "age-appropriate" thing.   I am a full grown adult and wear footed pj's, I sleep with plushies, and I even have pacifiers.  Heck, I even have to wear diapers at night because I have a bedwetting problem I can't control.  I find comfort in all those things.  Yes I am an adult baby and very proud to be one too.  I was abused as a child and never had a childhood.   I was constantly sexually abused, physically abused, and emotionally abused.  I realize it's not considered "normal".  And there are a lot of people who call it a fetish, but I gain no sexual pleasure from it.  It just makes me feel safe and comfy and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.  So to reply to your comment, orthodontic adult pacifiers are not bad for your teeth.