It can be easy to consider something like the presence of ear wax in your ears, a relatively trivial issue. Earwax normally just falls out on its own. However, when enough ear wax builds up to block your ear canals, it can affect day-to-day life and activities.
Symptoms of ear wax build-up include hearing loss, vertigo (feeling sick and dizzy), ringing or buzzing in your ears (tinnitus) and earache.
Earwax build-up can happen if you have narrow or damaged ear canals, excessive hair in your hair canals, a skin condition affecting your scalp or around your ear or the inflammation of your ear canal (Otitis Externa or ‘Swimmer’s Ear’).
Here at Bodyvie, we offer an irrigation treatment for ear wax removal.
Irrigation
Ear irrigation is a routine procedure that removes excess ear wax and foreign materials from your ear canal.
A safer alternative to the outmoded practice of ear syringing, irrigation is more effective at cleaning and works by gently pumping water into the ear. The water is able to break the accumulated ear wax, which is then flushed out into a special flask known as a noots tank.
Ear irrigation is a reputable treatment but is not suitable for everyone. Those who have had complications with irrigation treatment in the past, who have a history of ear complications or who have perforated their eardrum in the last year, should not be having ear irrigation treatment. You also should not get ear irrigation if you have an active infection in your ear canal.
Benefits:
- Safe procedure. There is no syringe involved and the water is controlled at low pressure.
- Quick. Irrigation earwax removal takes a maximum of 15 minutes to perform.
- Clean. The process washes your ear and eardrum, removing wax and foreign materials affecting your ear function.
- Ear Wax Removal can be very beneficial to people using hearing aids to increase the usefulness of their aids.
For any patients with a doctor appointment our team will instruct you to apply warm ear wax softening oil 24 hours ahead of bookings. (Otex Olive Oil Ear Drops or other brands provided by your pharmacy will be appropriate).
Contact us today for professional ear wax removal treatment, performed by experts.
