Welcome to Wax Clinic
A build up of ear wax can impact your hearing health and quality of life.
We aim to make your visit as stress-free as possible with a professional and pain free ear wax removal treatment.
Using microsuction to gently remove ear wax for adults and children.
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Over 15 years NHS Experience
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General Information
Earwax (also called cerumen) is your ear’s natural protectant. But it can be tricky. Earwax can interfere with hearing, cause infections and be uncomfortable. Many people think it is dirty and can’t fight the urge to clean it out, especially if they feel or see it.
But removing or dislodging earwax when there is not a medical issue can cause problems deep within your ear. To help you navigate the do’s and don’ts of earwax and ear cleaning, we’ve put together six facts you should know:
Earwax is important
When you use your jaw to talk or chew, the motion helps move the wax toward your ear’s outer opening, where it can drain out. Along the way, the wax gathers and removes harmful dirt, cells and dead skin that can lead to infection.
Most people do not need to clean their ears
Unless the wax in your ears forms a blockage, you should not have to go out of your way to clean them. Once earwax naturally moves toward the opening of the ear canal, it typically falls out or washes away.
Washing your hair is usually enough to remove the wax on your ear’s surface. During a shower, a small amount of warm water enters the ear canal and loosens any wax accumulated there. Use a damp washcloth to wipe away any wax outside your ear canal.
Impacted earwax can be painful
About 5% of adults have excessive or impacted earwax. Some people naturally produce more earwax than others. And earwax that does not move quickly or gathers too much dirt along the way can get hard and dry. Other people produce an average amount of wax, but it can get impacted when earbuds, earplugs or hearing aids interrupt the natural flow.
No matter why it builds up, impacted earwax can affect your hearing and cause discomfort. If you have impacted earwax, you may experience symptoms including:
- Earache (Otalgia)
- Ringing in the ear (Tinnitus)
- Impaired hearing
- Odour
- Dizziness
- Coughing
Cotton buds can be bad for your ears
You may be tempted to use a cotton bud to remove wax as soon as you see or feel it. But you may do more harm than good, i.e:
- Disrupt the tiny hairs that protect the ear canal.
- Push wax deeper into the ear canal
- Traumatize the fragile ear canal skin and lead to infection or bleeding.
- Cotton buds can help clean the outside of the ear. Just be sure not to insert them into the ear canal.
Health care providers can safely remove impacted earwax
Earwax removal is the most common otolaryngologic (ear and throat) procedure performed. Your physician knows how to soften and safely remove earwax using special instruments such as a wax spoon, suction device, or ear forceps — a long thin tool used to grab earwax.
There are safe ways to remove earwax at home
If earwax build-up is common for you, your health care provider may recommend removing it regularly at home before it becomes impacted. You can remove earwax safely at home with softening drops.
Or, if ear wax is hardened and impacted then over-the-counter ear drops, which often contain hydrogen peroxide as the main ingredient, can help soften the wax. Your health care provider will advise you how many drops to use each day and how many days to use them.
Your PCP (Primary Care Provider) may advise against using ear drops if you have:
- A history of recurrent ear infections
- Holes in your eardrums
- Prior ear surgery
We’re Here Whenever You Need Us
Phone
0795 170 2347
Open Hours
Monday – Friday
8.00AM – 17.00PM
Saturday – Sunday
10.00AM – 14.00PM
Address
2A Hagley Road,
Rugeley,
WS15 2AL