Patent ID: 8133193

Claim:
A method of treatment of dermatosis of an external auditory canal and ear of a patient, comprising the steps of: showering or bathing the patient so as to dampen the external auditory canal and ear; selecting a first swab having a first pharmacological active agent from a package of medicated swabs where the first swab is selected based on a first time of day indicia on the first swab, said package of medicated swabs including second swabs having a second pharmacological active agent and being distinguished from the first swab by a second time of day indicia, said second pharmacological active agent hem a different pharmacological active agent than said first pharmacological active agent; removing the first swab from the package of medicated swabs; applying the first swab in a dry condition to dampened surfaces of the external auditory canal and car so as to dampen a dry pharmacological active agent on the first swab; applying the first pharmacological active agent to the patient's ear using the dampened first swab; selecting a second swab having a second pharmacological active agent from the package where the second swab is selected based on the second time of day indicia; removing the second swab from the package of medicated swabs; applying the second swab in a dry condition to dampened surfaces of the external auditory canal and ear so as to dampen dry pharmacological active agent on the second swab; and applying the second pharmacological active agent to the patient's ear using the dampened second swab.