Adult pacifiers gaining popularity in China

China: Adult pacifiers are gaining popularity among elderly individuals in China as a novel method for emotional relief.

Recently, adult pacifiers have been introduced as a tool to help reduce stress and anxiety in older individuals, and the trend is rapidly gaining popularity.

According to international media reports, this unusual trend is emerging as a means to cope with depression, stress, insomnia, and even to help quit smoking. Adults are using pacifiers as a soothing aid for emotional relief and comfort.

Adult pacifiers began to become common since September 2025, which people use as helping to give up mental stress, less sleep and smoking. Some users of pacifiers have described them as beneficial in providing psychological comfort.

Some people who use the screams have described it as beneficial in the form of psychological comfort.

On the other hand, Chinese doctor Teng Kaoming has warned that using pacifiers for more than three hours a day could damage teeth within a year.