Ear Wax: Medical Treatments
(asked on 23rd February 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of NHS provision of ear syringing in England.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 1st March 2022
No formal assessment has been made. Manual ear syringing is no longer advised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) due to the associated risks, such as trauma to their ear drum or infection. NICE’s guidance suggests alternative arrangements, such as ear irrigation, micro suction, or manual removal.