A decongesting device for infants includes a main body in the form of a child pacifier having a shield and a nipple extending outward from one side thereof. One or more ointment chambers having a body section and a child-resistant cap are permanently or removably secured to the shield on an opposite side of the nipple. The chamber including a hollow interior section for receiving a medicated ointment and a plurality of openings for disseminating vapors produced by the stored ointment. A decongesting device for infants also includes a pacifier body having a shield, a nipple, and a chamber can be pre-filled with a medicated ointment and permanently sealed at a time of manufacture.