Open Ears offers ear wax removal by water irrigation. The technique and equipment used is based on up to date practices and equipment with regulated and safe pressures.
Before ear irrigation begins you will be given a preassessment which includes questions about your ear health and also a visual examination of the ear canal using an otoscope.
WHAT IS EAR IRRIGATION?
Ear irrigation is the removal of wax or other foreign body from the ear canal by use of water. Warm water is gently placed into the ear canal through a small jet (projet) and circulates around the ear canal to guide the wax out of the ear and into a small metal beaker.
WHAT EAR IRRIGATION IS NOT
Please be aware that anything that blocks sound waves travelling down the ear canal to the eardrum will result in reduced hearing. The most common blockage is due to a plug of ear wax. Even if the ear wax is successfully removed Open Ears does not guarantee an improvement to hearing. There may be additional changes to your ear and hearing structures that need further investigation with a trained audiologist. However, having wax removed from the ear canal allows the audiologist to carry out investigations or hearing aid molds more successfully.
Open Ears runs an ear wax removal clinic from Greenfield Eyecare Opticians (formerly the Allegro Optical building)
Appointments are 30 minutes in duration and are held at Greenfield Eyecare on Fridays
9am - 3.30pm during the school term.
You may book direct with Greenfield Eyecare (former Allegro Optical building) or Open Ears
Greenfield Eyecare for clinic appointment - 01457 353 100
Open Ears for home visits - 01457 338 028
PRICES
£10 Consultation fee
PLUS
£25 1 ear for irrigation
OR PLUS
£45 both ears for irrigation
We ask that you use a wax softener twice a day for 5- 7 days prior to your clinic appointment. Open Ears recommends using olive oil at room temperature placed into the blocked ear/s by a dropper. Allow 10 minutes with your head tilted to allow the olive oil to penetrate the ear canal.
Please note that if an appointment has been booked and during the preassessment ear wax is not found in the ear canal or it is not considered safe to carry out the procedure, a £10 consultation fee is still charged.
If the wax was unable to be removed during the allotted time for the treatment originally booked, then a second appointment may be offered free of charge.
Open Ears are able to offer home visits within the local area of Saddleworth, Oldham, Holmfirth and Tameside.
We allow up to 1 hour for home visit appointments.
Home visits can be arranged during the day between 9.30 - 2.30. It may be possible to accomodate home visit appoinments out of these hours and also at weekend.
It may also be possible to arrange a home visit at of area with an additional charge of fuel to the price.
To book or to make an enquiry phone
Open Ears - 01457 338 028
PRICES
£20 Consultation fee
PLUS
£50 Home visit fee for 1 or 2 ears to be irrigated
We ask that you use a wax softener twice a day for 5 days prior to your clinic appointment. Open Ears recommends using olive oil at room temperature placed into the affected ear/s by a dropper. Allow 10 minutes with your head tilted to allow the olive oil to penetrate the ear canal.
Please note that if an appointment has been booked and ear wax is not found in the ear canal on examination or it is not considered safe to carry out the procedure, a £20 consultation fee is still charged.
If the wax was unable to be removed during the allotted time for the treatment originally booked, then a second appointment may be offered free of charge.