Ear Wax Why does my GP surgery no longer syringe

TwoSeniorCitizens

One of the reasons for my original post on the subject is that under the NHS should GP's offer Ear Irrigation at their surgery if required. I am still putting Olive Oil Drops in my ears nothing has happened yet. Should I try as suggested my another contributor warm salt water to was the ear out and hopefully removed some if the wax. Any response on either of these points will be appreciated. Thank you.

SailorSam

When i was in the ENT department of our local hospital for a hearing aid they said my ears needed to be syringed but they never did it, i should go my Gp. But she sent me to the walk-in where i needed to make an appointment and wait about a month. In the meantime i was almost deaf.
I have been given a presciption for drops, but have also been told that olive oil works aswell.

teddysmum

My GP gave me sterile saline drops to use and they worked.


The vet gave me similar for one of our dogs, a few weeks ago and it too worked, though more slowly.

Tigsteroonie

kingfisherblue wrote: »

My son produces excessive amounts of wax - the doctors don't know why. He has Down's Syndrome and various medical conditions, but there doesn't seem to be a link.

Our autistic son also seems to suffer from excessive wax, but again there doesn't seem to be a formal link :rotfl:

kingfisherblue

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

Our autistic son also seems to suffer from excessive wax, but again there doesn't seem to be a formal link :rotfl:

We're at the ENT clinic this week. Although now my son is 18, a lot of check ups have stopped, so we have fewer appointments now. I'm glad ENT haven't stopped seeing him - it would just make matters worse.

BrassicWoman

If it's £75 for syringing, I'd go an extra £5 and get them hoovered by an audiologist. No mess, less cringey, instant results.

TE1979

Regular ear candling will stop wax build up.

BrassicWoman

TE1979 wrote: »

Regular ear candling will stop wax build up.

Some people believe it to be dangerous. Mainly doctors.

http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candling.html

NicksTheMan

I am having a problem with wax in my ears. The GP told me the wax build up seemed severe and I needed to put in warm olive oil twice a day for 10 days. I have followed his instructions and after 9 days there does not appear to be any improvement. Does the wax automatically fall out or do I have to use use warm salt water to wash trough. My GP was not really interested and said his practice will no longer irrigate ears but he gave me no instructions except inserting warm olive oil. How long should it take and what should I do now. Incidentally a friend of mine in another area 6 miles away had this problem and his surgery irrigated his ears which resolved the problem. So why does one GP's practice carry out this service whilst another one offers "Ear Irrigation/Syringing". Any advise what to do next will be greatly appreciated.

teddysmum

GP practices are businesses and within NHS rules, they allocate funds and services according to what they wish to achieve.


For instance, they may prefer to spend the cost of ear syringing on a special clinic for people with a particular problem.