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.
The symptoms of pseudo Cushing's may be caused by alcoholism, depression, or by taking steroid medications over long periods of time. Steroid medications may be used to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, vasculitis, lupus, and a variety of other autoimmune disorders.