recurred and the child was treated with the same iodine composition this time the ear drops were applied three times over a period of 5 days drops were applied on day 1 day 3 and day 5 the child recovered from the ear infection and remained free of auricular infection otitis media and or otitis externa for several years a 2 year old human female sister of the 5 year old described in example 10 afflicted with otitis media was treated with a composition containing the composition was prepared by mixing 9 5 ml of pvp i complex containing 10 iodine complexed with polyvinylpyrolidone with 3 ml of glycerin and 85 5 ml of 0 15m sodium chloride solution and 2 ml of a 20 solution of rose oil in polysorbate tween 80 the treatment was applied as follows 2 drops per affected ear on the first day and 2 drops per affected ear on the second day the child remained free of auricular infection otitis media and or otitis externa for several years a solution of polyvinylpyrolidone iodine was prepared by adding 1 gram of povadyne u00ae powder containing 10 total iodine to 9 ml of a solution of 0 1 ha 0 1 polyvinylpyrolidone in buffered salt solution to which had been added 0 1 ml of rose oil called rose oil natural and in which 20 rose oil is dissolved in.