How it works
How to find and book ear wax removal
We list independent ear wax removal clinics across the UK. You find one near you, check what it offers and send a booking request or give it a ring, and the clinic takes it from there. This is what happens at each stage.
For patients
Five steps to clearer hearing
The first three steps take a few minutes on a phone or computer. After that you deal with the clinic directly, and it is the clinic that confirms your appointment.
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Step 1
Search by town, postcode or clinic name
Start typing and suggestions appear as you go: towns and cities, postcode districts such as LS1, full postcodes and clinic names. Choose a place to see the clinics around it, each with its distance from you, or choose a clinic to go straight to its page. You can also search from your current location.
Prefer to browse? Every town and city with a clinic has its own page, listing the clinics within 10 miles of the centre.
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Step 2
Compare clinic pages
Each clinic has its own page with the details you need to choose. Opening hours and price notes appear when the clinic has given them to us, so it is worth looking at two or three pages before you decide.
- Address, map and directions
- Treatments and services offered
- Opening hours, where listed
- Prices and notes from the clinic
- Phone number and booking options
- Other clinics close by
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Step 3
Send a booking request, call or send a message
Most clinics take booking requests through the site. Choose Book an appointment, add your name, email address and phone number, and a preferred date and a note if you like. The request goes straight to the clinic and you get an email to say it has been sent. The clinic then calls or emails you to agree a time. Please wait for that before you travel.
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Step 4
At your appointment
Allow around half an hour. The clinician asks about your ears and your health, looks into both ears with an otoscope, then removes the wax by microsuction, irrigation or with small instruments, depending on what they see and what the clinic offers. The removal itself usually takes a few minutes per ear. At the end they check the canal and eardrum again and tell you what they found.
Worth mentioning before they start
- Ear surgery, or a perforated eardrum now or in the past
- Grommets, now or as a child
- Recent ear infections, pain or discharge
- Any drops you have been using
- Blood-thinning medicine
- Dizzy spells or balance problems
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Step 5
Looking after your ears afterwards
Most people hear more clearly straight away. Everyday sounds can seem loud or sharp for a day or so, and a little itching, tenderness or light-headedness is common and passes. Keep cotton buds out of your ears, and keep water out for a couple of days if the clinician suggests it. If wax tends to come back, ask whether using drops now and then might help.
Contact the clinic, your GP or NHS 111 if you have
- pain that gets worse rather than better
- discharge or bleeding from the ear
- a high temperature
- new or worse hearing loss, or dizziness that doesn't settle
Our role
What we do, and what we don't
Ear Wax Removal UK is a directory. It helps you find and contact a clinic, but it doesn't replace the clinic, your GP or the NHS, and it helps to know where the lines are.
What we do
- List independent ear wax removal clinics across the UK, each with its own page
- Let you search by town, postcode or clinic name, free of charge
- Pass your booking request or message to the clinic you choose
- Publish plain-English ear care guides based on NHS and NICE guidance
What we don't do
- Run the clinics or employ their clinicians: each clinic is an independent business
- Charge you to search, read clinic pages or send a request
- Give medical advice or diagnose ear problems
- Set prices or manage appointments, which the clinic does
The NHS option
Ear wax removal is sometimes available on the NHS, through a GP practice or a community ear care service, depending on where you live. NICE recommends offering it when wax is causing symptoms or stopping a clinician examining the ear. Ask your GP practice what is available locally.
If you have severe pain, discharge, a high temperature or sudden hearing loss, speak to a GP or NHS 111 before booking any wax removal.
For clinics
Run an ear wax removal clinic?
Clinics that offer ear wax removal can apply to join the network. You stay in charge of your prices, your diary and your patients. We help people nearby find you.
A page for your clinic
Found in local searches
Requests straight to your inbox
Questions
Booking and using the site
The questions people ask most about how requests and appointments work.
Is it free to use Ear Wax Removal UK?
Yes. Searching, reading clinic pages and sending a booking request or a message cost you nothing. You pay the clinic for your treatment, at the price it sets, so check the clinic's notes or ask when it gets in touch.
What happens after I send a booking request?
Your request is emailed to the clinic you chose, and you get an email to say it has been sent. Someone from the clinic then calls or emails you to offer a time and confirm the details. Please don't go to the clinic until they have confirmed. If you haven't heard anything within a couple of working days, ring the clinic on the number shown on its page.
How do I change or cancel an appointment?
Contact the clinic directly, by phone or by replying to its email. Each clinic makes and manages its own appointments, so we can't move or cancel them for you.
Can I book for a parent or someone I look after?
Yes. Put your own contact details in the form so the clinic can reach you, and use the message box to say who the appointment is for and anything the clinician should know, such as hearing aids or mobility needs.
Some clinicians offer home visits for ear wax removal, which can suit someone who finds it hard to get out.
Are the clinics on this website part of the NHS?
No. The clinics listed here are private, and you pay for treatment. Ear wax removal is sometimes available on the NHS through a GP practice or a community service, depending on where you live. Our guide to ear wax removal on the NHS explains how to find out what is available near you.
Ready when you are
Find ear wax removal near you
Search by town, city or postcode, compare the clinics near you and send a booking request in a few minutes.