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In addition to your pharmacy protocol, you should refer to the pharmacist:

  • Anyone who has symptoms such as ringing in the ears, dizziness, loss of balance, discharge from the ear, hearing loss, severe or persistent pain, nausea or fever
  • Babies and children
  • Anyone with concerns that there is an object in the ear
  • Customers who have tried products that haven’t been effective
  • Customers affected by other medical conditions (e.g. tinnitus)
  • Customers with grommets or hearing aids.

Signposting

•  Use your Counter Intelligence Plus training guide
  Visit the NHS website – earwax
•  Visit the NHS website – ear infections
  Visit British Tinnitus Association
•  Visit Action on Hearing Loss.

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