NHS earwax removal must be available to all | Letters

Responding to an article on ear health, Marna Blundy says people need good hearing to stay socially connectedYour article about ear health (Get plugs and never remove wax at home, 24 June) didn’t reflect the huge impact on some people’s lives of the withdrawal of NHS earwax removal services in many areas.Cornwall is one of the areas of the country where you now have to pay privately to have earwax safely removed. The cost of this can be considerable for those on limited incomes, which causes some to undertake dangerous procedures themselves to clear their wax, or go to an unregulated and possibly dangerous practitioner, or simply live with reduced hearing. Continue reading...

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