Ear Wax Removal for Altrincham

Ear wax removal for Altrincham residents

Trafford Clinic is the closest ENT-grade microsuction service to Altrincham — a straight 15–20-minute drive up the A56 or a direct journey on the Altrincham Metrolink line to Trafford Bar. We operate from Empire Pharmacy, 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford (GPhC premises 1123966), led by Haroon Mohammad Iqbal MPharm, IP (GPhC reg. 2051093). Same-day or next-day appointments most days, 20 minutes both ears.

The procedure and equipment

We use a binocular operating microscope and a Tympahealth suction unit — the same equipment ENT outpatient departments use. Every appointment starts with a full otoscopic exam to confirm wax and rule out infection, perforation or foreign body. Microsuction is low-pressure (typically 80–120 mmHg), dry, controlled, reversible. NICE CKS, ENT UK and the British Society of Audiology all endorse microsuction as the preferred clinic-based method — with none of the perforation or otitis externa risks associated with traditional irrigation.

Why Altrincham patients come to us

NHS England decommissioned routine ear-wax removal from primary care in 2019; Greater Manchester audiology waits for wax are typically 12–24 months. Altrincham has a substantial older population and hearing-aid-wearing community, for whom 3- to 6-monthly maintenance keeps fitted aids working properly. We also see a steady stream of regular-swimmer bookings (water swells residual wax against the canal wall).

Olive oil drops, aftercare, contraindications

For impacted wax we recommend 3–5 nights of olive oil drops beforehand. After microsuction, keep canals dry for 24 hours. We don't perform microsuction over active middle-ear infection, suspected perforation without ENT input, or within 6 weeks of ear surgery. We'll refer to ENT promptly if anything outside our scope shows up.

Related pages

Peer microsuction pages: Sale, Chorlton, Stretford, Manchester hub. For unexplained sudden hearing loss, tinnitus or asymmetric loss we refer to ENT and can run a supportive blood panel (FBC, ferritin, B12, TSH) via our Altrincham blood tests page. Brand context: traffordclinic.co.uk/ear-health.

Getting to Empire Pharmacy from Altrincham

By car: A56 north, 15–20 minutes off-peak. By Metrolink: Altrincham line → Trafford Bar, direct, about 15 minutes, then a two-minute walk. Free patient parking at 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, M16 0FF. Book at traffordclinic.co.uk/ear-health or call 0161 258 6149.