Patent ID: 8758836

Claim:
A method of treating chronic otitis externa in a human that is suffering therefrom, comprising topically applying to the ear canal of said human a polyhydroxy based formulation comprising: (a) an anti-irritant agent wherein said anti-irritant agent is avenanthramide; (b) a wound healing agent wherein said wound healing agent is aloe; (c) an anti-inflammatory agent wherein said anti-inflammatory agent is dipotassium glycyrrhizate; (d) a pain reliever wherein said pain reliever is a white willow bark extract; (e) a humectant wherein said humectant agent is a pyrrolidone carboxylic acid; (f) a polyhydroxy liquid solvent stabilized with a cationic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant; and (g) an active ingredient wherein said active ingredient is hydrocortisone; wherein the polyhydroxy based formulation comprises a pH range from about 5.0 to about 5.8 and a specific gravity that is 1.12+/−0.01.