Question: Is it now a general rule that ear syringing is no longer available on the NHS, or is this just my local health authority’s way of ‘spreading the load’? Instructed to go private, I’ve been ...

When Matthew Becker developed hearing problems in his right ear, he was not overly concerned. The 35-year-old pub landlord from Farnborough, Surrey, had suffered blocked ears several times before as a ...

We describe the off-label use of a recreational device (the Super Soaker Max-D 5000) in the alleviation of a socially emergent ear condition. A 45-year-old male complained of a profound reduction in ...

Inserting cotton buds in your ear could push wax even further into the ear canal and even damage your eardrum, according to draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...

IN RESPONSE to SJ Howat on June 29, I too had exactly the same response from my doctor (my appointment with him took a week), who said there was an eight-week waiting list to have my ears syringed – ...

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