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Healthy Ears for Life completes a Full Pre-Medical History to ensure that you do not have any medical conditions that would cause Ear Wax Removal Techniques to be unsafe (Contraindications).
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A Full Ear examination of both Ears will be completed, to ensure that the whole ear is healthy and is ready for Ear Wax Removal.
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Two Methods for Ear Wax Removal:
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Microsuction
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Water Irrigation
The Methods Used for Ear Wax Removal
The Methods:
Microsuction and Water Irrigation are the safest techniques to use for Ear Wax removal. Please read below to learn about these two methods of wax removal.
Microsuction
Ear Wax removal by Microsuction is a safe technique, as we use
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This is when ear wax is removed using a compact low pressure suction device. Binocular Loupes are used to see a perfect image of inside the ear. This makes the procedure far safer and easier to extract Ear Wax.
Microsuction Ear Wax removal is a dry procedure and therefore has a low infection rate.
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Water Irrigation
This is when wax/serum is removed from the ear using an electronic machine. The machine gently pumps water into the ear at a controlled pressure in order to clear.
Ear Wax Removal by Irrigation is a very safe method of ear cleaning. The water is at a low pressure and there is no syringe.
Irrigation Ear Wax removal is usually a quick process for ear cleaning, lasting no longer than a few minutes an ear.
Irrigation is an excellent method of removing Ear Wax. It completely washes your ear clean.​