Ear Wax Removal for Sale
Microsuction at Trafford Clinic, 15 minutes from Sale up the A56.
Sale's nearest microsuction clinic.
Sale residents come to Trafford Clinic on Seymour Grove for microsuction because most local GPs no longer offer wax removal and it takes weeks to be seen privately elsewhere. We're 4 miles north on the A56 — typically 12 minutes from Sale Moor or Sale town centre, with free patient parking. The clinic operates from Empire Pharmacy (GPhC premises 1123966) and is led by independent prescriber Haroon Iqbal. We use a binocular microscope plus low-pressure suction, which is the same technique ENT surgeons use in hospital. Same-day appointments usually available; the procedure itself takes about 20 minutes.
Ear wax removal for Sale residents
For Sale residents needing professional microsuction, Trafford Clinic is 10–15 minutes north up the A56 or four stops on the Altrincham Metrolink line. 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, hearing restored on the spot.
The procedure and the equipment
Binocular operating microscope, Tympahealth suction unit — the same equipment ENT outpatient departments use — with the procedure performed under direct vision. Every appointment starts with a video-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.
Why Sale 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 — not a realistic option for older patients, hearing-aid users or working adults with daily symptoms. Sale has a substantial older population, and we see regular maintenance bookings (3- to 6-monthly) for hearing-aid wearers whose moulds trap wax in the canal. Olive oil drops for 3–5 nights before the appointment significantly improves first-pass clearance.
Related services and pages
If hearing changes are accompanied by tinnitus, vertigo or sudden loss we may refer to ENT and run a supportive blood panel (FBC, ferritin, B12, TSH) via our Sale blood tests page. For other local microsuction options if our diary is full see Altrincham, Stretford, Chorlton, Manchester hub. Brand context: traffordclinic.co.uk/ear-health.
Getting to Empire Pharmacy from Sale
By car: A56 north, 10–15 minutes off-peak; from Sale Moor and Brooklands closer to 10. By Metrolink: Altrincham line → Trafford Bar, four stops, about 12 minutes. Free patient parking at 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, M16 0FF. Book at traffordclinic.co.uk/ear-health or call 0161 258 6149.
What's included in your microsuction appointment.
Full otoscopic exam, both ears, pre and post check.
ENT-grade equipment
Microsuction
20-minute appointments
Pre-procedure exam
Clinician-led
No referral needed
Three steps from blocked to clear.
Exam, microsuction, you walk out. Under 20 minutes.
Quick check
Microsuction
Walk out clear
Why Sale patients come to us
Walk-in welcome Monday to Saturday. Same-day bookings available most of the time.
Four miles north up the A56. Or Metrolink Sale → Trafford Bar (10 mins, Altrincham line). Free parking.
- Mon09:00 – 19:00
- Tue09:00 – 19:00
- Wed09:00 – 19:00
- Thu09:00 – 19:00
- Fri09:00 – 19:00
- Sat09:00 – 17:00
- SunClosed
Common questions from Sale patients.
If your question isn't here, give us a call and we'll talk it through.
References for this page
Every clinical claim above is sourced from an authoritative public reference.
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- 04GPhCGPHCRegister entry — Haroon Iqbal (Reg. 2051093) at Empire Pharmacyhttps://www.pharmacyregulation.org/registers/pharmacist/2051093Accessed 20 May 2026
Information on this page is general guidance from Trafford Clinic, operated by Empire Pharmacy (GPhC premises 1123966).