Get your hearing back in one 20-minute appointment.
Looking for ear wax removal in Shaw? Oldham Clinic on Featherstall Road North is a straightforward drive down from Shaw and Crompton, where gentle, dry ENT-grade microsuction clears blocked ears in a single 20-minute visit. No GP referral, same-day appointments and free parking on-site.
Microsuction ear wax removal near Shaw
Shaw and Crompton is a short drive from us down the A663. If your hearing has gone dull, an ear feels blocked, or there is a fullness that will not clear, wax is the usual reason, and microsuction removes it gently in one sitting. The appointment is around 20 minutes, completely dry, and needs no GP referral, with free parking on Featherstall Road North.
A settled former mill town
Shaw grew up as a cotton town and keeps that settled, close-knit feel today. The Shaw patients we see are often long-standing residents, hearing-aid users after a routine clean, and workers who cannot spare months waiting on an NHS audiology list. Coming down Beal Lane and Milnrow Road, it is a quick, familiar journey for a job we finish the same day.
How microsuction works
Microsuction is the method hospital ENT clinics use. Instead of the water flush of old-style syringing, the clinician looks through a binocular microscope and draws the wax out with a fine suction wand, keeping it dry and under direct vision throughout. Nothing is pushed toward the eardrum. We examine both ears with an otoscope first to confirm it is wax and to rule out infection or a perforation.
Getting here from Shaw
We are at 69-71 Featherstall Road North, OL9 6QB, with free patient parking on-site. From Shaw it is about eleven minutes by car down the A663 into Oldham. Book online or call 0161 213 0394 and we will usually fit you in the same day.
What is included in your microsuction appointment.
A full otoscopic exam, both ears cleared if needed, and a check before and after. Aftercare advice is included.

Nazma Bibi is the superintendent pharmacist at Westwood Pharmacy in Oldham (Oldham Clinic), registered with the GPhC (2059095).
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Exam, microsuction, and you walk out. Usually under 20 minutes.
Rated Excellent by our Oldham patients.
Nazma is a brilliant pharmacist and is very empathetic and understanding.
Managed to fit us in last minute for travel vaccines. Brilliant service, very professional and knowledgeable.
The consultant we saw at Westwood pharmacy to discuss vaccinations for our trip to SE Asia was absolutely amazing. She was very knowledgeable, friendly & efficient.
Amazing customer service! Everyone here is so welcoming and humble. Special thanks to sister Nazma Bibi. I highly recommend every pilgrimage travellers (umrah/hajj) to get vaccinated in Westwood Pharmacy. 10/10
Very knowledgeable practitioner who administered our vaccines gave us some really good tips for our forthcoming travels.
I received my meningitis vaccine here, and the customer service was excellent. The process was hassle-free. I highly recommend them.
Common questions from Shaw patients.
Book ear wax removal in Shaw
A short drive down the A663, gentle ENT-grade microsuction clears most ears in one visit. No GP referral, same-day appointments, free parking. See our booking page for current rates.