2006-09-21 21:46:41 · 9 answers · asked by kevin h 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Unless you have already treated your ears with a softening agent (best is olive oil), then it would be irresponsible for anyone to syringe your ears.
You can often clear ear wax yourself by applying olive oil to your ears twice daily (keep your head on one side for a few minutes after putting a drop of oil in...do not use cotton wool plugs). After about 4 days of the olive oil, you can then use sodium bicarbonate ear drops once a day and the olive oil once a day. By the end of the week, you should find a marked improvement.
2006-09-21 21:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No good doctor will syringe you ears at short notice - you could end up with perforated ear drum and very deaf.
I suffer badly with blocked ears so I know how you feel (spaced out and deaf). Ring you GP and make out its worse than it really is (earache,bad pain etc) and they may give you an emergency appointment otherwise go to a walk in centre. I don't know of one in central London so ring your doctor for advice or NHS Direct. Either way you will need drops for about 3 days to soften wax before they will syringe.
2006-09-21 22:28:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
doctors surgery or there is a treatment with a candle that can be done at a beauty therapry if you cant get an appointment at your doctors which is meant to do the same thing. or i think you can actually buy drops to disperve the wax
2006-09-21 22:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by natl7788 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your GP...this is not normal practice anymore and they might not even do it....They recomend you use slightly warmed olive oil, and it should sort it self out. Gp's do not recomend ear drops as they can cause infection, and block them more.
2006-09-21 21:52:52 · answer #4 · answered by Quintus T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't wait to get an appointment at the docs, then try some of the drops you get at the chemist, they really work.
2006-09-21 21:51:48 · answer #5 · answered by Trix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't buy ear drops to dare nurse told me to yous olive oil
2006-09-21 21:56:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have an NHS 'Walk In' centre near you?
2006-09-21 21:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your doctor will do it. My doctor just did it for my husband.
2006-09-21 22:00:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh?
2006-09-21 21:49:11 · answer #9 · answered by Alicat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋