United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 13060
Earwax: Medical Treatments
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6 June 2022
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13 June 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GP services in England about the treatment of excessive ear wax which has led to deafness.
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6 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GP services in England about the treatment of excessive ear wax which has led to deafness.
Source: Commons
13 June 2022
Answer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) no longer advises manual ear syringing due to the associated risks, such as trauma to the ear drum or infection. NICE suggests alternative arrangements for treatment of excessive ear wax, such a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-06/13060
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1467780
- uk · wq-1467780 · source updated 13 June 2022