Subject	Predicate	Object
6bTtoK6H	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	CBguUhAz
	answer has answering person	Neil John O'Brien
	answer text	<p>The Department has not assessed the availability of ear syringing treatment on the NHS in West London. In June 2018 the National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE) updated its guidance ‘Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management’ so that it no longer recommends manual ear wax syringing. This is due to risks associated with the treatment such as trauma to their ear drum or infection. Instead, NICE guidance suggests alternative arrangements, such as ear irrigation using an electronic irrigator, micro suction, or another method of earwax removal, such as manual removal using a probe.</p>
	answer given date	2023-06-22
	answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	written answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has written answer	6bTtoK6H
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has answer	6bTtoK6H
CBguUhAz	question has answer	6bTtoK6H
Neil John O'Brien	answering person has answer	6bTtoK6H