Ear Wax Removal in Old Trafford

Ear wax removal for Old Trafford residents

Trafford Clinic is your local microsuction service in Old Trafford — housed inside Empire Pharmacy at 122 Seymour Grove, opposite the cricket ground. We use a binocular operating microscope and a Tympahealth suction unit, the same equipment ENT outpatient departments use, with every procedure performed under direct vision by a clinician with current microsuction certification. Haroon Mohammad Iqbal MPharm, IP (GPhC reg. 2051093) oversees the service and the premises (GPhC 1123966).

The procedure and what to expect

Every appointment starts with a video-otoscopic exam of both ears so we can confirm wax and rule out infection, perforation or foreign body. We then proceed with microsuction — a fine cannula at low pressure (typically 80–120 mmHg) under microscope vision lifts the wax out in seconds to minutes per ear. There's no water, no irrigation, no risk of pushing wax further in. Most Old Trafford patients are clear in 20 minutes both ears, including the consultation. NICE CKS Earwax and ENT UK both endorse microsuction as the preferred clinic-based method, and the British Society of Audiology downgraded irrigation/syringing for the well-known risks of perforation and otitis externa from contaminated water.

Why Old Trafford patients come to us rather than the NHS

NHS England decommissioned ear wax removal from primary care in 2019. Greater Manchester audiology waits for wax now typically run 12–24 months — not a realistic option for most working adults or hearing-aid users with daily symptoms. We see particularly high demand from Old Trafford's older population and the city's substantial hearing-aid-wearing community, for whom regular maintenance (3- to 6-monthly) keeps fitted aids working properly.

Related services and pages

If you also need a hearing-related blood workup (FBC, ferritin, B12, TSH — sometimes contributing to perceived hearing changes) see our Old Trafford blood tests page. For other local microsuction options if our diary is full see Stretford, Chorlton, Whalley Range and the wider Manchester microsuction page. Brand context lives at traffordclinic.co.uk/ear-health.

Olive oil drops and aftercare

For impacted wax we recommend 3–5 nights of olive oil drops before the appointment — 2–3 drops, lie on the unaffected side for 5–10 minutes, no cotton buds. Aftercare is minimal: keep the canals dry for 24 hours. Hearing-aid users — bring your aids, we'll check fit the same visit.

Getting to Empire Pharmacy from Old Trafford

You're already here. The clinic is at 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, M16 0FF, two minutes from Trafford Bar Metrolink, with free patient parking on-site. Most Old Trafford addresses are a 5–10 minute walk or a single bus stop on the 53 or 86. Book online at traffordclinic.co.uk/ear-health or call 0161 258 6149 — same-day slots most days.