Barbara;

<<  So I wonder if the otitis isn't because pacifiers get real dirty falling
on the floor, >>

 you make an excellent point... aditionally to pourness of the paci absorbs a
variety of things that  are really never cleaned out, unless a mother is
boiling them SO... there is an excellent/moist/warm breeding ground...

     Patricia

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