£80 for one or both ears. Same-day appointments available. Looking for safe, professional ear wax removal in London? Pindrop Hearing provides microsuction ear wax removal at our Harley Street, Winchmore Hill and Chelsea clinics, carried out by hospital-trained clinical audiologists.
Microsuction uses soft suction — no water, no flushing — so there’s no mess and no discomfort. Our hospital-trained audiologists use medical ENT microscopes to see exactly what they’re doing, and you’ll be able to watch the whole thing on screen before and after. Most patients leave with immediate relief.
Same-day appointments are available across our Harley Street, Winchmore Hill and Chelsea clinics.
We are a CQC registered audiology clinic with locations across London. Please choose one of the following.
| Harley Street | Winchmore Hill | Chelsea | Spire Bushey |
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| Central London / West End / Marylebone | North London / Enfield / Southgate | South West London / King’s Road | Hertfordshire / North West London edge |
| W1G | N21 | SW10 | WD23 |
“Ear wax removal done in 2 visits Excellent care” Pat Mcadden
Established no ear wax problem but divergence of quality of hearing between right and left years emerged from tests.
A 5 star review for a top service & treatment. Thank you for the excellent ear wax removal treatment!
Ear irrigation — still used in many GP surgeries — works by flushing water into the ear canal. It can be effective, but it’s not suitable for everyone and carries a higher risk of discomfort, dizziness, and infection.
Microsuction is different:
Microsuction ear wax removal is a procedure that uses gentle suction to remove excessive or troublesome ear wax. Using a microscope, our trained Audiologists are able to look directly into the ear canal and use a sterile suction device to gently remove the wax.
Same-day ear wax removal appointments are available at our London clinics where appointment slots remain open. You can book microsuction ear wax removal at Harley Street, Winchmore Hill or Chelsea, or call us to find the earliest available appointment.
As the ears are self cleaning, we recommend that you should never use cotton buds or insert anything in your ears as this is likely to cause further problems.
If you’re creating excessive amounts of ear wax and have a build up, this is when ear wax removal is required.
Ear Irrigation
Occasionally, if the ear wax is soft or sticky, or is on the actual ear drum, it may be more effective and comfortable to use ear irrigation. This is where a stream of water under a calibrated, measured and gentle pressure is introduced into your ear by the Audiologist to gently wash out any soft wax.
Manual earwax removal
Occasionally, the Audiologist will need to use sterile instruments to physically hook onto, loosen or break up the wax. This is particularly common if the wax is very hard or impacted, in which case manual removal with a tool such as a jobson horn probe or cawthorne hook can be used to pull out the plug of ear wax in one whole piece. The Audiologist will be looking through the microscope the whole time so he/she can see exactly what they are doing to remove the wax safely, effectively and painlessly.
Microsuction
Microsuction is our preferred procedure for ear wax removal that uses gentle suction to remove excessive or troublesome ear wax. Using a microscope, our trained Audiologists are able to look directly into the ear canal and use a sterile suction device to gently remove the wax.
Yes, we will see children, as long as they can sit still for the procedure. The minimum age is Five years old.
The fee for the ear wax removal appointment is £80 at all of our London clinics.
This includes video otoscopy to record images of your ear drums before and after the procedure and ear wax removal for one or both ears as required.
The time allocated for the appointment is 30 minutes.
Our aim is to complete the procedure fully and successfully in this time, which is the outcome in the vast majority of cases.
If, however, the procedure cannot be completed in this time, due to very hard, impacted or stubborn wax, then a second appointment may be booked to complete the procedure.
If a second, or follow up appointment is required, this will be charged at a reduced rate of £50.
If no ear wax is found and the ear wax removal procedure is not necessary, then we will perform a Tympanometry test to measure your middle ear function and to rule out any fluid or congestion in the middle ear. A reduced fee of £50 will be payable.
We will give advice or arrange an onward referral to an appropriate medical specialist if required.
If you need to cancel your appointment this must be done at least 24 hours prior to the allocated start time.
Appointments that are not attended, or cancelled with less than 24 hour’s notice may incur a £65 late cancellation fee.
Our Audiologists are all hospital trained Clinical Audiologists. They have been trained and examined for competency in ear wax removal procedures by ENT surgeons.
At Pindrop Hearing London we use medical ENT microscopes, which give a much higher level of magnification than Loupes commonly used by makeshift earwax removal clinics in pharmacies and opticians. This ensures the Audiologist has a clear view of what he/she is doing and accurate depth perception maximises safety of the procedure.
We use professional, highest specification, ENT suction units, made by Otopront. All the instruments we use are single use, sterile and individually packed.
If you have been referred for a test or are in need of our services, you can make your appointment by phone on 02074872660 or email [email protected] in the usual way.
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