Ear Wax Removal Centres
Please be considerate when making an appointment and do not put yourself or others at risk. If you are displaying any of the symptoms of COVID 19 please do not attend the clinic. If you are in the vulnerable category, please do not attend the clinic.
Lanarkshire Hearing Centre has the right to refuse any patient who is deemed at risk or a risk to our staff or themselves. We ask you to be patient with us during this extra ordinary time.
SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
We offer earwax removal at all of our clinics in Hamilton, East Kilbride and Clarkston.Alternatively, if you are housebound, we have very limited availability for home visits. Home visits are on a first come first serve basis and on average have a 2 week wait for an appointment. ( Please note there is a £40 surcharge for a home visit appointment)
If you require ear wax removal in East Kilbride, Bellshill, Larkhall, Bothwell, Uddingston, Airdrie, Coatbridge, Carluke, Strathaven, Lesmahagow, Cambuslang, Rutherglen or anywhere else in Lanarkshire & Glasgow please ring today and make an appointment at a time convenient to you.
EAR WAX REMOVAL TREATMENTS
Ear Wax Removal for £40 for one and £60 for both. £20 ear health inspection charge if no ear wax present.
*99.9% of ear wax can be removed the same day. If you have used a cotton bud you may have impacted the wax and it may be too hard to remove with one appointment. We would advise a few days oil before a visit if this is the case. If you require a second appointment because of cotton bud use this will be charged @ £20.
Ear Wax Removal FAQ's
Earwax or to use its correct term cerumen also lubricates the ear canal which helps keep the ear free from dust and all types of bacteria.
Possible Symptom of Impacted ear wax:
✓ | Pain or ear ache |
✓ | Loss of hearing particularly sudden loss |
✓ | Irritation and itchiness |
✓ | Feeling Dizzy |
✓ | Ringing in the ears (Tinnitus) |
✓ | Clicking or squelching sound or feeling (as the wax moves) |
Even carrying out ear wax removal on the same person across both their ears can be a totally different challenge. Your ears are asymmetrical, and your ear wax can have a totally different density and mass. So, one ear could take 10 mins to clean and the other could take 20 minutes.
THE GOOD NEWS IS ABSOLUTELY YES
Ear wax removal by microsuction can be diagnosed and treated the same day.
Sometimes (very rarely) removal of ear wax on the same day is not possible and the number one reason for this is always impacted wax due to use of cotton buds. It’s not always the case that cotton bud use will mean we can’t do it but on the rare occasion we can’t remove earwax its always cotton buds fault! Don’t do it!
Like my grandmother always said, nothing smaller than your elbow should go down that hole in your ear!
Common types of ear wax softening oil:
✓ | Earol (our personal favourite as it uses natural olive oil with no nasty chemicals). |
✓ | Otex – uses hydrogen peroxide and other chemicals to mix with oxygen and break the chemicals up. Although in the main very safe there are some conditions the user should be aware of. Consult your pharmacist or click this link to find out more about otex and if its right for you. The claims that it busts wax completely out your ear are not entirely true in my opinion. |
✓ | Sodium bicarbonate - as well as sodium bicarbonate there is also the active ingredients of glycerol (e422), purified water and dichlorobenzyl alcohol (preservative). Breaks up ear wax and softens it. Can cause irritation of the skin. Always consult your GP if sodium bicarbonate does irritate your ear canal. |
Earol is our personal favourite oil with no nasty chemicals.
Also if your ear wax becomes smooth and runny it may run down your ear onto your ear drum instead of running out your ear like you hoped it would!! Ear wax lying on the ear drum will restrict it movement which will cause sudden hearing loss. Will Hopi candles or ear candles work?
We can get into full scale arguments with this one. People do really like to believe in holistic and mystic medicines. I know I’m one of them! And while so much medicine and mindfulness from the east is good for us Hopi candles is not one of them!
But they go all brown at the end I hear you say!! Yes, they do but that’s beeswax changing colour with the burning of the candle. One of the reasons we invested in a video otoscope for Lanarkshire Hearing Centre was to prove to people who were insistent that Hopi Ear Candles worked that in fact they did not. We would do a video of before and after Hopi candling or ear wax candling & show the patient first-hand the results from their Hopi ear candle experience.
A nice feeling it may be but removing impacted ear wax is not one of its strengths.
Never forget at the end of the ear canal is your ear drum. Your ear drum is a precious instrument and is only 0.1 mm thick! There is no room for error here. Ear wax removal requires great skill patience and a steady hand. Also, as we mentioned before the environment has to be right. Always ensure that thought has went into the environment that will be used to remove that unwanted ear wax.

Our Ear Wax Removal Clinics
We have clinics in Hamilton, East Kilbride and Glasgow Clarkston
Take the stress out of your journey! Our clinics offer the Luxury of Ample convenient parking right on our doorstep.Our Hamilton Clinic is Just off the M74 motorway our main centre is in Hamilton where we have our purpose-built ear wax removal clinic.
Situated in the Glasgow Private Clinic, Williamwood Health Centre, our clinic in the south side between Giffnock & Clarkston offers the luxury of its own free car park.
Lanarkshire Hearing Centre’s advanced technology and audiology centre is Situated in the heart of East Kilbride just of the Queensway and the East Kilbride Expressway in the Scottish Enterprise and Technology Park. (Formerly The NEL)
Our purpose-built hearing centre. We are proud to offer unrivalled service in our Cadzow street Hearing Practice.
Come and visit us and enjoy a relaxing experience in our state of the art hearing centre. Cadzow Street is on the main bus route from Hamilton Bus station there is a bus stop 200 feet from the centre.
There is ample parking on Cadzow street and there is a dedicated car park directly behind the centre on Church Street.
Our East Kilbride centre offers unrivalled care and technological excellence. With free parking right outside the door this is an ideal spot for those who have mobility issues or those who love to park at the front door and walk straight in.
This Clinic is the largest with the most up to date audiology facilities in Lanarkshire making us the leading ear health and hearing aid company in North & South Lanarkshire and one of the biggest in Scotland.
We have a free car park right outside our front door. We also have a drop off area right outside the clinic.
Our clinic is on the ground level and has easy access for wheelchair users or those with mobility issues.
On the border of Lanarkshire we work alongside our partners at Darroch Hearing Clinics & Glasgow Private Clinic. Our Audiology room in Clarkston offers our full range of services and is fitted with all the equipment needed to carry out Full Hearing Tests, Ear wax Removal by microsuction & supply & fitting of hearing aids.
Our clinic at Glasgow Clarkston Clinic has free onsite parking and is 100 yards walk from Williamwood train station.