Clear Ears Clinic is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide microsuction ear wax removal.

CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. CQC ensures that Clear Ears Clinic provides patients with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality ear wax removal whilst also focusing on continually improving the ear wax removal services we provide.

So why is this important? Would you sit in a dentist chair if the service wasn’t regulated? Would you have surgery in a hospital that wasn’t regulated? I suspect the answer to this is definitely not.

Ear wax removal is a regulated service whether this is carried out by microsuction or ear irrigation. There are many ear wax removal services across the UK that are not registered with CQC and operate under the radar of the regulator.

CQC carry out comprehensive checks when a new service applies for registration and continues to monitor the provider. These checks include:

Making sure that the practitioners are qualified and competent for ear wax removal
Checking that the procedures and microsuction equipment used are safe
Ensuring the location where the ear wax removal service is provided is appropriate and safe
Making sure that the service is well led and has the right management and governance in place

When choosing someone to carry out ear wax removal, for peace of mind, pick a provider that is regulated by CQC.

Yvonne is a registered nurse with nearly 20 years’ experience and a microsuction ear wax removal specialist.

Yvonne is registered with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

She completed the gold standard microsuction ear wax removal training course at Charing Cross Hospital which is accredited by the British Society of Audiology and ENT UK