Opening Hours
Mon – CLOSED
Tues – 8:30am – 3:30pm
Wed – 8:30am – 2:30pm
Thurs – CLOSED
Fri – 8:30am – 1:30pm
Alternating Saturdays – 7:45am – 12:45pm
Contact details
Call: 1800 327 967
Email: desiree@earworx.com.au
Earworx was founded with the mission of providing a safe and effective earwax removal service for the community, without the need for doctors’ referrals or visits to ENT specialists. Since 2016, Earworx clinics have been offering gentle and safe professional earwax removal for anyone suffering from the uncomfortable and painful symptoms of excess earwax. There are Earworx locations popping up all around Australia, bringing innovative micro-suction earwax removal techniques to people all over the country.
Our Friendly Team
When you visit the Como clinic, you will be treated by Registered Nurse, Desiree Cowton. A Registered Nurse and a graduate of the Bachelor of Nursing from Edith Cowan University, Desiree is a fantastic addition to the Earworx team.
Desiree has extensive experience working within a range of services, including at Royal Perth Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Desiree has worked with people from various cultural backgrounds and across many age groups, including infants through to our elderly populations. Before entering the healthcare sector, Desiree also had a career in customer service and sales, enhancing her already strong communication skills. This breadth of experience has prepared Desiree to care for the many and varied patients with different needs who come into Earworx clinics with impacted earwax.
Desiree is dedicated and enthusiastic about wax removal, and her caring manner will put you at ease as she carefully examines and clears your ears of excess wax.
How the Earworx Procedure Works
While a normal amount of earwax in our ears is necessary for ear health, an excess of earwax can result in uncomfortable and painful symptoms, including a feeling of being blocked up, itchy, or dizzy, with some associated loss of hearing and ringing in the ears.
The nurses at Earworx clinics are specially trained in ear health and wax removal, with a particular emphasis on safety. This safety is enhanced by the maintenance of direct vision into the ear canal during the entire procedure. Our team uses ‘loupes’ for this purpose; a bright light with magnification. The Earworx procedure provides quick and effective relief from the uncomfortable symptoms of impacted earwax.
When you visit an Earworx clinic, your nurse will begin by carefully examining your ears to determine the extent of your earwax blockage. If it is determined that wax removal is clinically indicated, our nurse will use micro-suction and curettage to remove any excess and impacted earwax.
Micro-suction technology operates like a small vacuum. Earwax is gently suctioned out of the ear, with no need to touch the canal wall or eardrum. Whilst you will hear the noise of the suction, the procedure itself is gentle and quick, particularly if your wax is well softened prior (we recommend plain olive oil or ‘Ear Clear’ from the chemist for this purpose).
For more detailed information, visit our detailed page on our extraction procedure.
Why You Might Need Ear Wax Removal
Everyone produces earwax; it is a normal and healthy bodily substance. If you notice uncomfortable symptoms in your ears, however, such as a feeling of blockage, itching, fullness and hearing loss, you may be suffering from excess earwax. A normal, healthy ear ‘self-cleans’; the wax is carried out of the ear in a ‘conveyor belt’ motion and can simply be wiped away as it emerges from the ear. But this self-cleaning mechanism doesn’t always work!
Excess or impacted earwax can be caused by cold water swimming or diving (due to narrowing of the bony section of the ear canals), wearing earphones, hearing aids or earplugs, spending a lot of time in dusty environments, or using cotton buds or other implements to try to clean the ear regularly. Some people are naturally more susceptible to excess or impacted earwax also through genetics or the shape of their ear canals. If this is you, seek professional advice from Earworx today!
Pricing
Ear wax is removed for a flat rate of $120 in Como, and $95 concession for veterans, pensioners, health care card holders and children under 18 years Australia wide. If a second appointment is required this will be complimentary. This fee is paid at the time of the appointment via debit / credit card. This fee is partly rebatable through St Lukes Health or Health Care Insurance, depending on your level of cover. Please contact St Lukes or your Health Care Insurance provider directly to ascertain the amount of your health care fund rebate. If no wax is found in your ears at the time of your appointment, a reduced $60 rate applies.