Question follow-through · 26761
Earwax: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of preventative impact of ear wax removal on the NHS for children presenting with hearing loss.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of preventative impact of ear wax removal on the NHS for children presenting with hearing loss.
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Feb 2025
Answer published
In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance, an adult or child may require ear wax removal treatment if the build-up of earwax is linked with hearing loss. A general practice could then consider referring the patient int...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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