24/10/2026
Blocked ears can be caused by excessive ear wax and is a condition that affects 1 in 10 children and 1 in 20 adults. The most common symptoms of a blocked ear are a loss of hearing and a feeling of a fullness.
Ears are naturally self-cleaning, which means that they usually remove wax themselves. In fact, earwax is carried out of the ear via a migrating skin layer, assisted by jaw movement. However, for a range of reasons, this mechanism can become disrupted, and earwax can build-up and block the ear canal.
People more prone to ear wax build up include those that use cotton buds in their ears, wear hearing aids, are regular earphone users, or have narrow, bendy or hairy ear canals’. Signs and symptoms include hearing loss, feeling of fullness, tinnitus, itching, pain, discharge, odour or a cough.
Tara is a Registered Nurse with substantial experience, and additional qualifications, in earwax removal using microsuction, a dry technique performed with the ear canal under direct magnified view. Please feel free to book online or ring to book. Enquiries welcome.
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