Ear Wax Removal Belfast City Centre

• We have years of experience in ear wax removal
• If after the wax is removed, we can see there is an underlying ear infection or an unusual condition in your ear, we will ask the doctor to review your ear and provide a prescription or further advice
• We aim to offer same day ear wax removal appointments, although pre-appointment preparation is advised for the best results
• If your wax is too hard and we cannot get it all out, we will see you again in 7 days. There is a follow up appointment fee of £45
• Using our ear suctioning equipment, we can show you digital pictures of your outer ear canal explaining what we see and what the problem is
• After your procedure we will show how your ear looks once your ear wax has been removed!
• We have access to ear specialists if we are unsure about anything underlying in your wax. We can send your ear photos and video to Tympahealth and they then can advise on what it is and what to do next

You will need to soften the ear wax before your appointment by putting some olive oil in each ear at night for at least 7 days. This softens the ear wax so that it will glide out easily and not cause an abrasion to the ear canal. If the wax if hard and dry it is very difficult to remove and can be painful.

While lying down on your side take some extra virgin olive oil in a syringe or teaspoon and gently put a few drops into the outer ear canal. Then plug this with some cotton wool before going to sleep. In the morning remove the cotton wool. Sometimes this is enough to make the wax swell and then discharge out of the ear canal and even avoid needing your ears syringed!

We offer a 45 minute private ear wax removal appointments with Tina Fegan which includes pre procedure consultation and post procedure after care advice.

Our health care assistant, Tina Fegan, completes the ear syringing and ear wax removal procedures in Vitalis Health. Tina has been trained in the Tympa microsuctioning system. The Tympa system empowers clinicians to deliver digital otoscopy and microsuction wax removal, in a single appointment. This treatment is suitable for anyone 16 years of age and over.

We generally use suctioning to remove any of the debris from an ear infection to help clear the infection. A  doctor can also review your ear and can provide a prescription to treat the infection – there is an additional charge of £25 for this.

If you have wax and an infection then you can come back if there is still ear wax remaining after that time.

If you wear headphones that plug into your ear this can cause a build up of wax, so we recommend wearing a large headphone instead of ear plugs. If you need to wear hearing aids then it maybe that you will require regular ear wax removal, but if you try and use olive oil each night this may help the wax move out of the ear while you sleep. Taking a sauna or a hot bath can help melt the wax and so it will prevent the build-up of hard wax.

For some people it is due to the shape of their ear canal, whereby it is narrow or has a bend, and so the wax cannot migrate outwards from the ear canal.

Wax is only produced in the outer 1/3 of the ear canal. The outer 1/3 of the ear canal has little hairs that carry the wax outwards.

If you use Q-tips or ear buds to clean your ear, there is a chance you push the wax deeper into the middle 1/3 or inner 1/3 of the canal. Once the wax is there it cannot migrate outwards and so stays there and builds up with time.