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.
Some spot-on medications have effects against ear mites in dogs and cats. Advocate (imidacloprid/moxidectin) is available in formulations for dogs and cat ear care and is effective as a treatment of ear mites in a single dose and in the subsequent control of ear mite re-infestation.