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Ear Irrigation
October Update
As of October 2024, we no longer provide an in-house ear irrigation service (commonly referred to as "ear syringing"). This is because:
- The service is not funded under our Primary Care General Medical Services (GMS) contract so we receive no income to be able to run a service, pay for the nursing team, equipment etc.
- The workload in Primary Care is at an all-time high and we need to focus our staff resources on our core contractual services; as mentioned above ear syringing does not form part of that.
We will continue to provide ear care advice including diagnosing the problem, prescribing and/or referring for treatment if needed but we will not be able to offer routine ear irrigation.
There are many local private and high street services which provide ear hygiene procedures, as these are not NHS providers we will not be able to offer referral recommendations. You can find this information online.
There are also self-care ear wax bulb kits that can be brought from Community Pharmacies or online. Please speak to your pharmacist for more advice.
Advice and guidance on ear wax can be found on the NHS website here.
Published: Nov 27, 2024