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.
Soothing News About Pacifiers. My 13-month-old daughter, Amelia, falls asleep with one Binky in her mouth and others sprinkled around her like rose petals, so when she wakes, she can always find one.