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Earwax: Medical Treatments

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 September 2026UIN 23571

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including ear wax removal on the NHS for patients with a) severe build up of wax and b) those that wear hearing aids and struggle to remove the wax themselves.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Stockton West on 5 February 2026 to Question 109250.

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