My husband is being contacted by a private organization who seem of be doing NHS care. He only wants his ears micro suctioned. He is deaf as a post. Has anyone else had this?
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@jenny-wren No I have not, however check this out to ensure its not a scam. Take care
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Hi @jenny-wren, I took my dad for this yearly on the NHS - sometimes sooner as he has issues with wax build up. It seems since lockdown for covid 19 and the intervening years NHS do not offer this widely now and it’s usually private only.
Dad had a serious infection and took 4 months for the NHS appointment and they’re only doing this as he needed new hearing aids. Took him last year privately it was £60 to get his ear wax removed from both ears- well worth it as it was like two pinky tips from a giant that came out one from each ear.
Hi @jenny-wren I haven’t heard of anyone being contacted by private physiotherapists. Please check this out in case it’s a scam.
I have my ears done every 6 months since my stroke and I go to a local pharmacy who charge ÂŁ60 for both ears. You can also get this carried out at Specsavers.
I would definitely recommend getting this done.
Regards Sue
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I have not had this but I do know the NHS don’t offer ear wax remival anymore you have to pay private. I went to specsavers to have mine done. I think it was about £55 but that was a while ago.
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Jenny - as others have suggested, this might be a scam, so please be careful.
We just use olive oil ear drops and they seem to do the trick. The wax softens and it naturally falls out. The ear drops are off the counter from a pharmacy and cost a few quid. A hospital pharmacist as recently as a few months ago told me I can use normal olive oil (food variety) and it does the same job as “medical grade olive oil”. That is just an fyi (for your information).
We use the drops for a couple of days once a month.
As an aside, this has now become necessary because mum is nil-by-mouth and it seems because she is not using her mouth to eat the jaw bone movement that happens when you eat normally manages the ear wax and for most people this is yet again how nature does its wonders 
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@jenny-wren , check these people out first. Like @IreneFC said, this screams a scam.
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Thank you for your message I have forwarded it to my husband. He is only feet way but we have separate computers.
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The NHS is using private firms to shorten waiting lists. It’s on the Government Website.
If anyone has been waiting for treatment they might find themselves approached as we have.
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@jenny-wren , fair enough. I forgot the NHS does this. But still, check them out before you do anything. Best be safe than sorry.
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It seems you are one step ahead of some of us on this one.
Faster care for thousands thanks to NHS use of independent sector - GOV.UK
The above link does indeed take you to the GOV.UK website and to some information about what you are talking about and updated as recently as October 2025.
Please note:
the service is still free at point of use (unless I have misunderstood the article).
Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving faster care thanks to the government’s partnership with the private sector - free at the point of use.
Thanks for alerting us Jenny.
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We thought it might be a scam! The company is called Medifer if you want to look it up.
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Hi. Private care providers work with the NHS, so check with your NHS surgery. Where I live, the removal of ear wax and fitting of NHS hearing aids are carried out by private companies. My stroke caused moderate hearing loss amongst other things, and I went to a private provider for free NHS digital hearing aids, and paid-for programmable, rechargeable hearing aids that are paired with my phone. Untreated deafness means social exclusion that can apparently accelerate mental decline. My paid-for hearing aids paired to my phone, provide good enough voice transmission to chat live to BBC local radio and Radio 5 Live. Hearing aids don’t provide complete clarity, so you can miss some words, particularly when television programmes and films don’t use the best position for microphones. I participate in Zoom and Teams online stroke studies and communities, and for those it can help to switch on captions (Zoom) or transcription (Teams).
One thing that can irritate those of us with less than perfect hearing, is people who talk to you without looking at you.
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Hello @John_Boy
As a preliminary remark I have only just realised that if you press the @ sign on your keyboard you get everyone’s name! I’m really posting about a small success about private doctors. My husband smoke to the doctor at Medefer and fingers crossed he’s getting the NHS do exactly what he wanted..
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